text_original: He stared in my face for some time, and then asked if I was an Englishman? I answered in the negative. "You are from Ireland then, Sir, I presume," said he. I made the same reply. "Oh! perhaps," said he "you were born in one of our settlements abroad." I still answered No.
text_transcription: HE STARED IN MY FACE FOR SOME TIME AND THEN ASKED IF I WAS AN ENGLISHMAN I ANSWERED IN THE NEGATIVE YOU ARE FROM IRELAND THEN SIR I PRESUME SAID HE I MADE THE SAME REPLY OH PERHAPS SAID HE YOU WERE BORN IN ONE OF OUR SETTLEMENTS ABROAD I STILL ANSWERED NO
phonemes: hiː stˈɛɹd ɪn maɪ fˈeɪs fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm, ænd ðˈɛn ˈæskt ɪf aɪ wʌz ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən? aɪ ˈænsɚd ɪnðə nˈɛɡətˌɪv. "juː ɑːɹ fɹʌm ˈaɪɚlənd ðˈɛn, sˌɜː, aɪ pɹɪzˈuːm," sˈɛd hiː. aɪ mˌeɪd ðə sˈeɪm ɹᵻplˈaɪ. "ˈoʊ! pɚhˈæps," sˈɛd hiː "juː wɜː bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn ʌv ˌaʊɚ sˈɛɾəlmənts ɐbɹˈɔːd." aɪ stˈɪl ˈænsɚd nˈoʊ.