text_original: "The thing seemed an injustice to me, sir," I replied in self defence, "and the man a rascal." "A rascal!" cried the Major, "a knave, a poltroon, a simpleton! And he came to me with no tale of having been outwitted by a stripling." Whereupon Major Colfax began to shake, gently at first, and presently he was in such a gale of laughter that I looked on him in amazement, Colonel Clark joining in again.
text_transcription: THE THING SEEMED AN INJUSTICE TO ME SIR I REPLIED IN SELF DEFENCE AND THE MAN A RASCAL A RASCAL CRIED THE MAJOR A KNAVE A POLTROON THE SIMPLETON AND HE CAME TO ME WITH NO TALE OF HAVING BEEN OUTWITTED BY A STRIPLING WHEREUPON MAJOR CARFAX BEGAN TO SHAKE GENTLY AT FIRST AND PRESENTLY HE WAS IN SUCH A GALE OF LAUGHTER THAT I LOOKED ON HIM IN AMAZEMENT COLONEL CLARK JOINING IN AGAIN
phonemes: "ðə θˈɪŋ sˈiːmd ɐn ɪndʒˈʌstɪs tə mˌiː, sˌɜː," aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd ɪn sˈɛlf dᵻfˈɛns, "ænd ðə mˈæn ɐ ɹˈæskəl." "ɐ ɹˈæskəl!" kɹˈaɪd ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ, "ɐ nˈeɪv, ɐ poʊltɹˈuːn, ɐ sˈɪmpəltən! ænd hiː kˈeɪm tə mˌiː wɪð nˈoʊ tˈeɪl ʌv hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn aʊtwˈɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ stɹˈɪplɪŋ." wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn mˈeɪdʒɚ kˈɑːlfæks bɪɡˈæn tə ʃˈeɪk, dʒˈɛntli æt fˈɜːst, ænd pɹˈɛzəntli hiː wʌz ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɡˈeɪl ʌv lˈæftɚ ðæt aɪ lˈʊkt ˌɔn hˌɪm ɪn ɐmˈeɪzmənt, kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹk dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ɪn ɐɡˈɛn.