text_original: Over and above the accomplishments of address, for which he hath been already celebrated, he excelled all his fellows in his dexterity at fives and billiards; was altogether unrivalled in his skill at draughts and backgammon; began, even at these years, to understand the moves and schemes of chess; and made himself a mere adept in the mystery of cards, which he learned in the course of his assiduities and attention to the females of the house.
text_transcription: OVER AND ABOVE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ADDRESS FOR WHICH HE HATH BEEN ALREADY CELEBRATED HE EXCELLED ALL HIS FELLOWS IN HIS DEXTERITY AT FIVES AND BILLIARDS WAS ALTOGETHER UNRIVALLED IN HIS SKILLET DRAFTS AND BACKGAMMON BEGAN EVEN AT THESE YEARS TO UNDERSTAND THE MOVES AND SCHEMES OF CHESS AND MADE HIMSELF A MERE ADEPT IN THE MYSTERY OF CARDS WHICH HE LEARNED IN THE COURSE OF HIS ASSIDUITIES AND ATTENTION TO THE FEMALES OF THE HOUSE
phonemes: ˌoʊvɚɹ ænd əbˌʌv ðɪ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənts ʌv ɐdɹˈɛs, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː hæθ bˌɪn ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd, hiː ɛksˈɛld ˈɔːl hɪz fˈɛloʊz ɪn hɪz dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi æt fˈaɪvz ænd bˈɪlɪɚdz; wʌz ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚɹ ʌnɹˈaɪvəld ɪn hɪz skˈɪl æt dɹˈæfts ænd bˈækɡæmən; bɪɡˈæn, ˈiːvən æt ðiːz jˈɪɹz, tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə mˈuːvz ænd skˈiːmz ʌv tʃˈɛs; ænd mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ mˈɪɹ ɐdˈɛpt ɪnðə mˈɪstɚɹi ʌv kˈɑːɹdz, wˌɪtʃ hiː lˈɜːnd ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv hɪz ɐsɪdjˈuːɪɾiz ænd ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðə fˈiːmeɪlz ʌvðə hˈaʊs.