text_original: He did not become either a misanthrope or a bore. He became purely and simply a man of business. The frank, gene  rous hearted young squire, who had shunned his father's office as if every sheet of parchment or scrap of red tape had been infected by the pesti  lent vapours of a plague  stricken city, was trans  formed into a patient and plodding lawyer, whose gigantic grasp of thought and unfailing foresight were almost akin to genius.
text_transcription: HE DID NOT BECOME EITHER A MISANTHROPE OR A BOAR HE BECAME PURELY AND SIMPLY A MAN OF BUSINESS THE FRANK GENEROUS HEARTED YOUNG SQUIRE WHO HAD SHUNNED HIS FATHER'S OFFICE AS IF EVERY SHEET OF PARCHMENT OR SCRAP OF RED TAPE HAD BEEN INFECTED BY THE PESTILENT VAPOURS OF A PLAGUE STRICKEN CITY WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A PATIENT AND PLODDING LAWYER WHOSE GIGANTIC GRASP OF THOUGHT AND UNFAILING FORESIGHT WERE ALMOST AKIN TO GENIUS
phonemes: hiː dɪdnˌɑːt bɪkˌʌm ˈiːðɚɹ ɐ mɪsˈænθɹoʊp ɔːɹ ɐ bˈɔːɹ. hiː bɪkˌeɪm pjˈʊɹli ænd sˈɪmpli ɐ mˈæn ʌv bˈɪznəs. ðə fɹˈæŋk, dʒˈiːn ɹˈuːz hˈɑːɹɾᵻd jˈʌŋ skwˈaɪɚ, hˌuː hæd ʃˈʌnd hɪz fˈɑːðɚz ˈɑːfɪs æz ɪf ˈɛvɹi ʃˈiːt ʌv pˈɑːɹtʃmənt ɔːɹ skɹˈæp ʌv ɹˈɛd tˈeɪp hɐdbɪn ɪnfˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə pˈɛsti lˈɛnt vˈeɪpɚz əvə plˈeɪɡ stɹˈɪkən sˈɪɾi, wʌz tɹˈænz fˈɔːɹmd ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈeɪʃənt ænd plˈɑːdɪŋ lˈɔɪɚ, hˌuːz dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk ɡɹˈæsp ʌv θˈɔːt ænd ʌnfˈeɪlɪŋ fˈɔːɹsaɪt wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐkˈɪn tə dʒˈiːnɪəs.