text_original: It is not hard to say whether you see a man or raise him when you know his cards as well as your own. It was as much a part of a sharper's outfit as the elastic clip upon Sparrow MacCoy's arm. Taking that, in connection with the recent frauds at the hotels, the police might have got hold of one end of the string.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT HARD TO SAY WHETHER YOU SEE A MAN OR RAISE HIM WHEN YOU KNOW HIS CARDS AS WELL AS YOUR OWN IT WAS AS MUCH A PART OF SHARPER'S OUTFIT AS THE ELASTIC CLIP UPON SPARROWS MAC COY'S ARM TAKING THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT FRAUDS AT THE HOTELS THE POLICE MIGHT HAVE GOT HOLD OF ONE END OF THE STRING
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt hˈɑːɹd tə sˈeɪ wˈɛðɚ juː sˈiː ɐ mˈæn ɔːɹ ɹˈeɪz hˌɪm wɛn juː nˈoʊ hɪz kˈɑːɹdz æz wˈɛl æz jʊɹ ˈoʊn. ɪt wʌz æz mˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɑːɹt əvə ʃˈɑːɹpɚz ˈaʊtfɪt æz ðɪ ᵻlˈæstɪk klˈɪp əpˌɑːn spˈæɹoʊ mˈæk kˈɔɪz ˈɑːɹm. tˈeɪkɪŋ ðˈæt, ɪn kənˈɛkʃən wɪððə ɹˈiːsənt fɹˈɔːdz æt ðə hoʊtˈɛlz, ðə pəlˈiːs mˌaɪthɐv ɡɑːt hˈoʊld ʌv wˈʌn ˈɛnd ʌvðə stɹˈɪŋ.