text_original: With this intention, he immediately dismissed his valet, quitted his lodgings, retired to an obscure street on the other side of the river, and, covering one eye with a large patch of black silk, presented himself in quality of a musician to the director of the opera, who, upon hearing a trial of his skill, received him into the band without further question.
text_transcription: WITH THIS INTENTION HE IMMEDIATELY DISMISSED HIS VALET QUITTED HIS LODGINGS RETIRED TO AN OBSCURE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER AND COVERING ONE EYE WITH A LARGE PATCH OF BLACK SILK PRESENTED HIMSELF IN QUALITY OF A MUSICIAN TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE OPERA WHO UPON HEARING A TRIAL OF HIS SKILL RECEIVED HIM INTO THE BAND WITHOUT FURTHER QUESTION
phonemes: wɪð ðɪs ɪntˈɛnʃən, hiː ɪmˈiːdɪətli dɪsmˈɪst hɪz vælˈeɪ, kwˈɪɾᵻd hɪz lˈɑːdʒɪŋz, ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd tʊ ɐn əbskjˈʊɹ stɹˈiːt ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd, kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ wˈʌn ˈaɪ wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈætʃ ʌv blˈæk sˈɪlk, pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾi əvə mjuːzˈɪʃən tə ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə, hˈuː, əpˌɑːn hˈɪɹɪŋ ɐ tɹˈaɪəl ʌv hɪz skˈɪl, ɹᵻsˈiːvd hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈænd wɪðˌaʊt fˈɜːðɚ kwˈɛstʃən.