text_original: I should not have been able to contain myself much longer, when he began to perform the last duty of a friend, in closing my eyes and my mouth, upon which I suddenly snapped at his fingers and discomposed him so much that he started back, turned pale as ashes, and stared like the picture of horror; although I could not help laughing at his appearance, I was concerned for his situation, and stretched out my hand, telling him I hoped to live and eat some salmagundy of his making in England.
text_transcription: I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTAIN MYSELF MUCH LONGER WHEN HE BEGAN TO PERFORM THE LAST DUTY OF A FRIEND IN CLOSING MY EYES IN MY MOUTH UPON WHICH I SUDDENLY SNAPPED AT HIS FINGERS AND DISCOMPOSED HIM SO MUCH THAT HE STARTED BACK TURNED PALE AS ASHES AND STARED LIKE THE PICTURE OF HORROR ALTHOUGH I COULD NOT HELP LAUGHING AT HIS APPEARANCE I WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SITUATION AND STRETCHED UP MY HAND TELLING HIM I HOPED TO LIVE AND EAT SOME SALAMANGUNDI OF HIS MAKING IN ENGLAND
phonemes: aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl tə kəntˈeɪn maɪsˈɛlf mˈʌtʃ lˈɔŋɡɚ, wˌɛn hiː bɪɡˈæn tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ðə lˈæst dˈuːɾi əvə fɹˈɛnd, ɪn klˈoʊzɪŋ maɪ ˈaɪz ænd maɪ mˈaʊθ, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ aɪ sˈʌdənli snˈæpt æt hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚz ænd dɪskəmpˈoʊzd hˌɪm sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ðæt hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd bˈæk, tˈɜːnd pˈeɪl æz ˈæʃᵻz, ænd stˈɛɹd lˈaɪk ðə pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌv hˈɔɹɚ; ɔːlðˈoʊ aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp lˈæfɪŋ æt hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns, aɪ wʌz kənsˈɜːnd fɔːɹ hɪz sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd stɹˈɛtʃt ˈaʊt maɪ hˈænd, tˈɛlɪŋ hˌɪm aɪ hˈoʊpt tə lˈɪv ænd ˈiːt sˌʌm sˈælmɐɡˌʌndi ʌv hɪz mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd.