text_original: And when his friend applied for information to the keeper, these assurances were confirmed; and that stern janitor told him he had been imposed upon by a stale trick, which was often practised upon strangers by a set of sharpers, who make it their business to pick up hints of intelligence relating to private families, upon which they build such superstructures of fraud and imposition.
text_transcription: AND WHEN HIS FRIEND APPLIED FOR INFORMATION TO THE KEEPER THESE ASSURANCES WERE CONFIRMED AND THAT STERN JANITOR TOLD HIM HE HAD BEEN IMPOSED UPON BY A STALE TRICK WHICH WAS OFTEN PRACTISED UPON STRANGERS BY A SET OF SHARPERS WHO MAKE IT THEIR BUSINESS TO PICK UP HINTS OF INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO PRIVATE FAMILIES UPON WHICH THEY BUILT SUCH SUPERSTRUCTURES OF FRAUD AND IMPOSITION
phonemes: ænd wɛn hɪz fɹˈɛnd ɐplˈaɪd fɔːɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən tə ðə kˈiːpɚ, ðiːz əʃˈʊɹɹənsᵻz wɜː kənfˈɜːmd; ænd ðæt stˈɜːn dʒˈænɪɾɚ tˈoʊld hˌɪm hiː hɐdbɪn ɪmpˈoʊzd əpˌɑːn baɪ ɐ stˈeɪl tɹˈɪk, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔfən pɹˈæktɪst əpˌɑːn stɹˈeɪndʒɚz baɪ ɐ sˈɛt ʌv ʃˈɑːɹpɚz, hˌuː mˌeɪk ɪt ðɛɹ bˈɪznəs tə pˈɪk ˌʌp hˈɪnts ʌv ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tə pɹˈaɪvət fˈæmɪliz, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ bˈɪld sˈʌtʃ sˈuːpɚstɹˌʌktʃɚz ʌv fɹˈɔːd ænd ɪmpəzˈɪʃən.