text_original: It would be endless to enumerate the exploits we performed in the course of this confederacy, which became the terror of the whole village; insomuch that, when different interests divided it, one of the parties commonly courted the assistance of Roderick Random (by which name I was known) to cast the balance, and keep the opposite faction in awe.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE ENDLESS TO ENUMERATE THE EXPLOITS WE PERFORMED IN THE COURSE OF THIS CONFEDERACY WHICH BECAME THE TERROR OF THE WHOLE VILLAGE INSOMUCH THAT WHEN DIFFERENT INTERESTS DIVIDED IT ONE OF THE PARTIES COMMONLY COURTED THE ASSISTANCE OF RODERICK RANDOM BY WHICH NAME I WAS KNOWN TO CAST THE BALANCE AND KEEP THE OPPOSITE FACTION IN AWE
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ˈɛndləs tʊ ɪnˈuːmɚɹˌeɪt ðɪ ˈɛksplɔɪts wiː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ðɪs kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ðə tˈɛɹɚɹ ʌvðə hˈoʊl vˈɪlɪdʒ; ˈɪnsəmˌʌtʃ ðˈæt, wˌɛn dˈɪfɹənt ˈɪntɹɛsts dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɪt, wˈʌn ʌvðə pˈɑːɹɾiz kˈɑːmənli kˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ɐsˈɪstəns ʌv ɹˈɑːdɹɪk ɹˈændəm (baɪ wˌɪtʃ nˈeɪm aɪ wʌz nˈoʊn) tə kˈæst ðə bˈæləns, ænd kˈiːp ðɪ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt fˈækʃən ɪn ˈɔː.