text_original: Not that he was satisfied with the sphere of life in which he acted; though he knew himself consummate in the art of play, he was not at all ambitious of a gamester's name; nor did he find himself disposed to hazard those discoveries and explanations to which heroes of that class are sometimes necessarily exposed.
text_transcription: NOT THAT HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE SPHERE OF LIFE IN WHICH HE ACTED THOUGH HE KNEW HIMSELF CONSUMMATE IN THE ART OF PLAY HE WAS NOT AT ALL AMBITIOUS OF A GAMESTER'S NAME NOR DID HE FIND HIMSELF DISPOSED TO HAZARD THOSE DISCOVERIES AND EXPLANATIONS TO WHICH HEROES OF THAT CLASS ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARILY EXPOSED
phonemes: nˌɑːt ðæt hiː wʌz sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪððə sfˈɪɹ ʌv lˈaɪf ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ˈæktᵻd; ðˌoʊ hiː nˈuː hɪmsˈɛlf kˈɑːnsəmˌeɪt ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv plˈeɪ, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl æmbˈɪʃəs əvə ɡˈeɪmstɚz nˈeɪm; nˈɔːɹ dˈɪd hiː fˈaɪnd hɪmsˈɛlf dɪspˈoʊzd tə hˈæzɚd ðoʊz dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz ænd ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃənz tʊ wˌɪtʃ hˈiəɹoʊz ʌv ðæt klˈæs ɑːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɛkspˈoʊzd.