text_original: As the chevalier's character and story were not unknown, this application raised an universal laugh at his expense, which provoked him to such a degree, that, starting up, he swore Fathom could not have mentioned any object in nature that he himself resembled so much as a drum, which was exactly typified by his emptiness and sound, with this difference, however, that a drum was never noisy till beaten, whereas the Count would never be quiet, until he should have undergone the same discipline.
text_transcription: AS THE CHEVALIER'S CHARACTER AND STORY WERE NOT UNKNOWN THIS APPLICATION RAISED A UNIVERSAL LAUGH AT HIS EXPENSE WHICH PROVOKED HIM TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT STARTING UP HE SWORE FATHOM COULD NOT HAVE MENTIONED ANY OBJECT IN NATURE THAT HE HIMSELF RESEMBLED SO MUCH AS A DRUM WHICH WAS EXACTLY TYPIFIED BY HIS EMPTINESS AND SOUND WITH THIS DIFFERENCE HOWEVER THAT A DRUM WAS NEVER NOISY TILL BEATEN WHEREAS THE COUNT WOULD NEVER BE QUIET UNTIL HE SHOULD HAVE UNDERGONE THE SAME DISCIPLINE
phonemes: æz ðə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹz kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd stˈɔːɹi wɜː nˌɑːt ʌnnˈoʊn, ðɪs ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ɹˈeɪzd æn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl lˈæf æt hɪz ɛkspˈɛns, wˌɪtʃ pɹəvˈoʊkt hˌɪm tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː, ðˈæt, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ˈʌp, hiː swˈɔːɹ fˈæðəm kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv mˈɛnʃənd ˌɛni ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɪn nˈeɪtʃɚ ðæt hiː hɪmsˈɛlf ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ æz ɐ dɹˈʌm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɛɡzˈæktli tˈɪpᵻfˌaɪd baɪ hɪz ˈɛmptinəs ænd sˈaʊnd, wɪð ðɪs dˈɪfɹəns, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðˌæɾə dɹˈʌm wʌz nˈɛvɚ nˈɔɪzi tˈɪl bˈiːʔn̩, wˈɛɹæz ðə kˈaʊnt wʊd nˈɛvɚ biː kwˈaɪət, ʌntˈɪl hiː ʃˌʊdəv ˌʌndɚɡˈɑːn ðə sˈeɪm dˈɪsɪplˌɪn.