text_original: There is a story in every man's life, like the kernel in the shell of a hickory nut. I am ill acquainted with the arts of a biographer, but I seek to give in these pages little of the shell and the whole of the kernel of mine.
text_transcription: THERE IS A STORY IN EVERY MAN'S LIFE LIKE THE KERNEL IN THE SHELL OF A HICKORY NUT I AM ILL ACQUAINTED WITH THE ARTS OF A BIOGRAPHER BUT I SEEK TO GIVE IN THESE PAGES LITTLE OF THE SHELL AND THE WHOLE OF THE KERNEL OF MINE
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ stˈɔːɹi ɪn ˈɛvɹi mˈænz lˈaɪf, lˈaɪk ðə kˈɜːnəl ɪnðə ʃˈɛl əvə hˈɪkɚɹi nˈʌt. aɪɐm ˈɪl ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹts əvə baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ, bˌʌt aɪ sˈiːk tə ɡˈɪv ɪn ðiːz pˈeɪdʒᵻz lˈɪɾəl ʌvðə ʃˈɛl ænd ðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə kˈɜːnəl ʌv mˈaɪn.