text_original: At the foot of the steps he halted and swept his hand to his hat with a military salute. "Citizen General," he said gracefully, "we come and pay our respec's to you and mek our report, and ver' happy to see you look well.
text_transcription: AT THE FOOT OF THE STEPS HE HALTED AND SWEPT HIS HAND TO HIS HAT WITH A MILITARY SALUTE CITIZEN GENERAL HE SAID GRACEFULLY WE COME AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO YOU AND MAKE OUR REPORT AND VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU LOOK WELL
phonemes: æt ðə fˈʊt ʌvðə stˈɛps hiː hˈɔltᵻd ænd swˈɛpt hɪz hˈænd tə hɪz hˈæt wɪð ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi səlˈuːt. "sˈɪɾɪzən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl," hiː sˈɛd ɡɹˈeɪsfəli, "wiː kˈʌm ænd pˈeɪ ˌaʊɚ ɹᵻspˈɛkz tə juː ænd mˈɛk ˌaʊɚ ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt, ænd vˈɜː hˈæpi tə sˈiː juː lˈʊk wˈɛl.