text_original: The lieutenant, whose attention had been wholly engrossed by his own affairs, took the pipe out of his mouth, and replied, "As for me, friend, d'ye see, I have no objection to what you say; it may be either truth or false, for what I know; I meddle with nobody's affairs but my own; the gunner to his linstock, and the steersman to the helm, as the saying is.
text_transcription: THE LIEUTENANT WHOSE ATTENTION HAD BEEN WHOLLY ENGROSSED BY HIS OWN AFFAIRS TOOK THE PIPE OUT OF HIS MOUTH AND REPLIED AS FOR ME FRIEND D'YE SEE I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO WHAT YOU SAY IT MAY BE EITHER TRUTH OR FALSE FOR WHAT I KNOW I MEDDLE WITH NOBODY'S AFFAIRS BUT MY OWN THE GUNNER TO HIS LINT STOCK AND THE STEERSMAN TO THE HELM AS THE SAYING IS
phonemes: ðə luːtˈɛnənt, hˌuːz ɐtˈɛnʃən hɐdbɪn hˈoʊli ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ɐfˈɛɹz, tˈʊk ðə pˈaɪp ˌaʊɾəv hɪz mˈaʊθ, ænd ɹᵻplˈaɪd, "æz fɔːɹ mˌiː, fɹˈɛnd, djə sˈiː, aɪ hæv nˈoʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən tə wʌt juː sˈeɪ; ɪt mˈeɪ biː ˈiːðɚ tɹˈuːθ ɔːɹ fˈɔls, fɔːɹ wʌt aɪ nˈoʊ; aɪ mˈɛdəl wɪð nˈoʊbɑːdiz ɐfˈɛɹz bˌʌt maɪ ˈoʊn; ðə ɡˈʌnɚ tə hɪz lˈɪnstɑːk, ænd ðə stˈɪɹzmən tə ðə hˈɛlm, æz ðə sˈeɪɪŋ ɪz.