text_original: At this period of time it was, by the circumstances of his situation, inflamed to a degree of rapacity. He was now prevailed upon to take a hand at whist or piquet, and even to wield the hazard box; though he had hitherto declared himself an irreconcilable enemy to all sorts of play; and so uncommon was his success and dexterity at these exercises, as to surprise his acquaintance, and arouse the suspicion of some people, who repined at his prosperity.
text_transcription: AT THIS PERIOD OF TIME IT WAS BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS SITUATION INFLAMED TO A DEGREE OF RAPACITY HE WAS NOT PREVAILED UPON TO TAKE A HAND AT WHIST OR PIQUETTE AND EVEN TO WIELD THE HAZARD BOX THOUGH HE HAD HITHERTO DECLARED HIMSELF AN IRRECONCILABLE ENEMY TO ALL SORTS OF PLAY AND SO UNCOMMON WAS HIS SUCCESS AND DEXTERITY AT THESE EXERCISES AS TO SURPRISE HIS ACQUAINTANCE AND AROUSE THE SUSPICION OF SOME PEOPLE WHO REPINED AT HIS PROSPERITY
phonemes: æt ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tˈaɪm ɪt wˈʌz, baɪ ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ʌv hɪz sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ɪnflˈeɪmd tʊ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ɹæpˈæsᵻɾi. hiː wʌz nˈaʊ pɹɪvˈeɪld əpˌɑːn tə tˈeɪk ɐ hˈænd æt wˈɪst ɔːɹ pˈɪkeɪ, ænd ˈiːvən tə wˈiːld ðə hˈæzɚd bˈɑːks; ðˌoʊ hiː hæd hˈɪðɚtˌuː dᵻklˈɛɹd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐn ɪɹˈɛkənsˌaɪləbəl ˈɛnəmi tʊ ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts ʌv plˈeɪ; ænd sˌoʊ ʌŋkˈɑːmən wʌz hɪz səksˈɛs ænd dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi æt ðiːz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz, æz tə sɚpɹˈaɪz hɪz ɐkwˈeɪntəns, ænd ɚɹˈaʊz ðə səspˈɪʃən ʌv sˌʌm pˈiːpəl, hˌuː ɹᵻpˈaɪnd æt hɪz pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi.