text_original: He afterwards made it his business to inquire into the characters of the two British knights, and understood they were notorious sharpers, who had come abroad for the good of their country, and now hunted in couple among a French pack, that dispersed themselves through the public ordinaries, walks, and spectacles, in order to make a prey of incautious strangers.
text_transcription: HE AFTERWARDS MADE IT HIS BUSINESS TO INQUIRE INTO THE CHARACTERS OF THE TWO BRITISH KNIGHTS AND UNDERSTOOD THEY WERE NOTORIOUS SHARPERS WHO HAD COME ABROAD FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR COUNTRY AND NOW HUNTED IN COUPLE AMONG A FRENCH PACK THAT DISPERSED THEMSELVES THROUGH THE PUBLIC ORDINARIES WALKS AND SPECTACLES IN ORDER TO MAKE A PREY OF INCAUTIOUS STRANGERS
phonemes: hiː ˈæftɚwɚdz mˌeɪd ɪt hɪz bˈɪznəs tʊ ɪŋkwˈaɪɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz ʌvðə tˈuː bɹˈɪɾɪʃ nˈaɪts, ænd ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðeɪ wɜː noʊtˈɔːɹiəs ʃˈɑːɹpɚz, hˌuː hæd kˈʌm ɐbɹˈɔːd fɚðə ɡˈʊd ʌv ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi, ænd nˈaʊ hˈʌntᵻd ɪn kˈʌpəl ɐmˌʌŋ ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ pˈæk, ðæt dɪspˈɜːst ðɛmsˈɛlvz θɹuː ðə pˈʌblɪk ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹiz, wˈɔːks, ænd spˈɛktəkəlz, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk ɐ pɹˈeɪ ʌv ɪŋkˈɔːʃəs stɹˈeɪndʒɚz.