text_original: The last expedient was greedily embraced by us both; and, being forthwith conducted to the ground proposed, we stripped in a moment, and began a furious contest, in which I soon found myself inferior to my antagonist, not so much in strength and agility, as in skill, which he had acquired in the school of Hockley in the Hole at Tottenham court.
text_transcription: THE LAST EXPEDIENT WAS GREEDILY EMBRACED BY US BOTH AND BEING FORTHWITH CONDUCTED TO THE GROUND PROPOSED WE STRIPPED IN A MOMENT AND BEGAN A FURIOUS CONTEST IN WHICH I SOON FOUND MYSELF INFERIOR TO MY ANTAGONIST NOT SO MUCH IN STRENGTH AND AGILITY AS IN SKILL WHICH HE HAD ACQUIRED IN THE SCHOOL OF HAWKELEY IN THE HOLE AT TOTTENHAM COURT
phonemes: ðə lˈæst ɛkspˈiːdiənt wʌz ɡɹˈiːdili ɛmbɹˈeɪst baɪ ˌʌs bˈoʊθ; ænd, bˌiːɪŋ fˈɔːɹθwɪθ kəndˈʌktᵻd tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd pɹəpˈoʊzd, wiː stɹˈɪpt ɪn ɐ mˈoʊmənt, ænd bɪɡˈæn ɐ fjˈʊɹɹiəs kˈɑːntɛst, ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ sˈuːn fˈaʊnd maɪsˈɛlf ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ tə maɪ æntˈæɡənˌɪst, nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɪn stɹˈɛŋθ ænd ædʒˈɪlᵻɾi, æz ɪn skˈɪl, wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɪnðə skˈuːl ʌv hˈɑːkli ɪnðə hˈoʊl æt tˈɑːtənˌæm kˈɔːɹt.