text_original: He spoke of the smell of the sea, of the rollicking sailors who surged through the narrow street to embark on his Majesty's men of war, and of the King's white soldiers in ranks of four going to foreign lands. And how he had become a farmer, the tenant of a country family.
text_transcription: HE SPOKE OF THE SMELL OF THE SEA OF THE ROLLICKING SAILORS WHO SURGED THROUGH THE NARROW STREETS TO EMBARK ON HIS MAJESTY'S MEN OF WAR AND OF THE KING'S WHITE SOLDIERS AND RANKS OF FOUR GOING TO FOREIGN LANDS AND HOW HE HAD BECOME A FARMER THE TENANT OF A COUNTRY FAMILY
phonemes: hiː spˈoʊk ʌvðə smˈɛl ʌvðə sˈiː, ʌvðə ɹˈoʊlɪkɪŋ sˈeɪlɚz hˌuː sˈɜːdʒd θɹuː ðə nˈæɹoʊ stɹˈiːt tʊ ɛmbˈɑːɹk ˌɔn hɪz mˈædʒᵻstiz mˈɛn ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd ʌvðə kˈɪŋz wˈaɪt sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn ɹˈæŋks ʌv fˈɔːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə fˈɔːɹən lˈændz. ænd hˌaʊ hiː hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚ, ðə tˈɛnənt əvə kˈʌntɹi fˈæmɪli.