text_original: Major Colfax turned to Colonel Clark with marked impatience. "I told you it would be useless, Clark," said he. "I care not a fig for a few paltry acres, and as God hears me I'm a reasonable man." (He did not look it then.)
text_transcription: MAJOR CARFAX TURNED TO COLONEL CLARK WITH MARKED IMPATIENCE I TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE USELESS CLARK SAID HE I CARE NOT A FIG FOR A FEW PALTRY ACRES AND AS GOD HEARS ME I'M A REASONABLE MAN HE DID NOT LOOK IT THEN
phonemes: mˈeɪdʒɚ kˈɑːlfæks tˈɜːnd tə kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹk wɪð mˈɑːɹkt ɪmpˈeɪʃəns. "aɪ tˈoʊld juː ɪt wʊd biː jˈuːsləs, klˈɑːɹk," sˈɛd hiː. "aɪ kˈɛɹ nˌɑːɾə fˈɪɡ fɚɹə fjˈuː pˈɔːltɹi ˈeɪkɚz, ænd æz ɡˈɑːd hˈɪɹz mˌiː aɪm ɐ ɹˈiːzənəbəl mˈæn." (hiː dɪdnˌɑːt lˈʊk ɪt ðˈɛn.)