text_original: This question produced a series of interrogations concerning the place of Ferdinand's abode in that city, and his business in England, so that he was fain to practise the science of defence, and answered with such ambiguity, as aroused the suspicion of the smuggler, who began to believe our hero had some very cogent reason for evading his curiosity; he immediately set his reflection at work, and, after various conjectures, fixed upon Fathom's being the Young Pretender.
text_transcription: THIS QUESTION PRODUCED A SERIES OF INTERROGATIONS CONCERNING THE PLACE OF FERDINAND'S ABODE IN THAT CITY AND HIS BUSINESS IN ENGLAND SO THAT HE WAS FAIN TO PRACTISE THE SCIENCE OF DEFENCE AND ANSWERED WITH SUCH AMBIGUITY AS AROUSED THE SUSPICION OF THE SMUGGLER WHO BEGAN TO BELIEVE OUR HERO HAD SOME VERY COGENT REASON FOR EVADING HIS CURIOSITY HE IMMEDIATELY SET HIS REFLECTION AT WORK AND AFTER VARIOUS CONJECTURES FIXED UPON FATHOMS BEING THE YOUNG PRETENDER
phonemes: ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən pɹədˈuːst ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɪntˌɛɹəɡˈeɪʃənz kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə plˈeɪs ʌv fˈɜːdɪnˌændz ɐbˈoʊd ɪn ðæt sˈɪɾi, ænd hɪz bˈɪznəs ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, sˌoʊ ðæt hiː wʌz fˈeɪn tə pɹˈæktɪs ðə sˈaɪəns ʌv dᵻfˈɛns, ænd ˈænsɚd wɪð sˈʌtʃ ˌæmbɪɡjˈuːɪɾi, æz ɚɹˈaʊzd ðə səspˈɪʃən ʌvðə smˈʌɡlɚ, hˌuː bɪɡˈæn tə bᵻlˈiːv ˌaʊɚ hˈiəɹoʊ hˌæd sʌm vˈɛɹi kˈoʊdʒənt ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ ɪvˈeɪdɪŋ hɪz kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi; hiː ɪmˈiːdɪətli sˈɛt hɪz ɹᵻflˈɛkʃən æt wˈɜːk, ænd, ˈæftɚ vˈɛɹiəs kəndʒˈɛktʃɚz, fˈɪkst əpˌɑːn fˈæðəmz bˌiːɪŋ ðə jˈʌŋ pɹɪtˈɛndɚ.