text_original: He possessed a most agreeable manner of telling entertaining stories, of which he had a large collection; he sung with great melody and taste, and played upon the violin with surprising execution.
text_transcription: HE POSSESSED A MOST AGREEABLE MANNER OF TELLING ENTERTAINING STORIES OF WHICH HE HAD A LARGE COLLECTION HE SUNG WITH GREAT MELODY AND TASTE AND PLAYED UPON THE VIOLIN WITH SURPRISING EXECUTION
phonemes: hiː pəzˈɛst ɐ mˈoʊst ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl mˈænɚɹ ʌv tˈɛlɪŋ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ stˈɔːɹiz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kəlˈɛkʃən; hiː sˈʌŋ wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛlədi ænd tˈeɪst, ænd plˈeɪd əpˌɑːn ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wɪð sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən.