text_original: He was a little more portly, his hair was dressed now in an eelskin, and he looked every inch the man of affairs that he was. He greeted us kindly and bade us come up on the porch, where he read my letter of introduction.
text_transcription: HE WAS A LITTLE MORE PORTLY HIS HAIR WAS DRESSED NOW ON AN EEL SKIN AND HE LOOKED EVERY INCH THE MAN OF AFFAIRS THAT HE WAS HE GREETED US KINDLY AND BADE US COME UP ON THE PORCH WHERE HE READ MY LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ pˈɔːɹtli, hɪz hˈɛɹ wʌz dɹˈɛst nˈaʊ ɪn ɐn ˈiːlskɪn, ænd hiː lˈʊkt ˈɛvɹi ˈɪntʃ ðə mˈæn ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz ðˈæt hiː wʌz. hiː ɡɹˈiːɾᵻd ˌʌs kˈaɪndli ænd bˈeɪd ˌʌs kˈʌm ˌʌp ɔnðə pˈɔːɹtʃ, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹˈiːd maɪ lˈɛɾɚɹ ʌv ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən.