text_original: He was a very paragon of modesty, was the General, and a man whose attitudes and expressions spoke as eloquently as his words. None looked at him now but knew before he opened his mouth that he was deprecating such an ovation.
text_transcription: HE WAS A VERY PARAGON OF MODESTY WAS THE GENERAL AND A MAN WHOSE ATTITUDES AND EXPRESSION SPOKE AS ELOQUENTLY AS HIS WORDS NONE LOOKED AT HIM NOW BUT KNEW BEFORE HE OPENED HIS MOUTH THAT HE WAS DEPRECATING SUCH AN OVATION
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi pˈæɹəɡˌɑːn ʌv mˈɑːdəsti, wʌzðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ænd ɐ mˈæn hˌuːz ˈæɾɪtˌuːdz ænd ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz spˈoʊk æz ˈɛləkwəntli æz hɪz wˈɜːdz. nˈʌn lˈʊkt æt hˌɪm nˈaʊ bˌʌt nˈuː bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː ˈoʊpənd hɪz mˈaʊθ ðæt hiː wʌz dˈɛpɹɪkˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɐn oʊvˈeɪʃən.