text_original: I was not a little pleased to hear our host speak Latin, because I was in hope of recommending myself to him by my knowledge in that language; I therefore answered, without hesitation, "Dissolve frigus, ligna super foco—large reponens." I had no sooner pronounced these words, than the old gentleman, running towards me, shook me by the hand, crying, "Fili mi dilectissime!
text_transcription: I WAS NOT A LITTLE PLEASED TO HEAR OUR HOST SPEAK LATIN BECAUSE I WAS IN HOPE OF RECOMMENDING MYSELF TO HIM BY MY KNOWLEDGE IN THAT LANGUAGE I THEREFORE ANSWERED WITHOUT HESITATION DISSOLVE FRIGIUS LIGNA SUPERFOCO LARGE RO POENEZ I HAD NO SOONER PRONOUNCED THESE WORDS THAN THE OLD GENTLEMAN RUNNING TOWARDS ME SHOOK ME BY THE HAND CRYING FILLY MIE DILECTISSIME
phonemes: aɪ wʌz nˌɑːɾə lˈɪɾəl plˈiːzd tə hˈɪɹ ˌaʊɚ hˈoʊst spˈiːk lˈætɪn, bɪkˈʌz aɪ wʌz ɪn hˈoʊp ʌv ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndɪŋ maɪsˈɛlf tə hˌɪm baɪ maɪ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ðæt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ; aɪ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ˈænsɚd, wɪðˌaʊt hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, "dɪsˈɑːlv fɹˈɪɡəs, lˈɪɡnə sˈuːpɚ fˈoʊkoʊ—lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹᵻpˈoʊnənz." aɪ hæd nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ pɹənˈaʊnst ðiːz wˈɜːdz, ðɐn ðɪ ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən, ɹˈʌnɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz mˌiː, ʃˈʊk mˌiː baɪ ðə hˈænd, kɹˈaɪɪŋ, "fˈɪli mˈaɪ dˈaɪlktɪsˌaɪm!