text_original: His affability was general but his chief attention limited to those gentlemen already mentioned, who chanced to sit nearest him at table; and he no sooner gave them to understand that he was an utter stranger in Paris, than they unanimously begged to have the honour of making him acquainted with the different curiosities peculiar to that metropolis.
text_transcription: HIS AFFABILITY WAS GENERAL BUT HIS CHIEF ATTENTION LIMITED TO THOSE GENTLEMEN ALREADY MENTIONED WHO CHANCED TO SIT NEAREST HIM AT TABLE AND HE NO SOONER GAVE THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS AN UTTER STRANGER IN PARIS THAN THEY UNANIMOUSLY BEGGED TO HAVE THE HONOUR OF MAKING HIM ACQUAINTED WITH THE DIFFERENT CURIOSITIES PECULIAR TO THAT METROPOLIS
phonemes: hɪz ˌæfəbˈɪlᵻɾi wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˌʌt hɪz tʃˈiːf ɐtˈɛnʃən lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tə ðoʊz dʒˈɛntəlmən ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈɛnʃənd, hˌuː tʃˈænst tə sˈɪt nˌɪɹɪst hˌɪm æt tˈeɪbəl; ænd hiː nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðæt hiː wʌz ɐn ˈʌɾɚ stɹˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪn pˈæɹɪs, ðɐn ðeɪ juːnˈænɪməsli bˈɛɡd tə hæv ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ hˌɪm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððə dˈɪfɹənt kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾiz pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ tə ðæt mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs.