text_original: But before I entered upon business the schoolmaster recommended me to his tailor, who gave me credit for a suit of clothes, to be paid out of the first moiety of my wages, and they were begun upon that very day; he afterwards accommodated me with a new hat on the same term: so that in a few days I hoped to make a very fashionable appearance.
text_transcription: BUT BEFORE I ENTERED UPON BUSINESS THE SCHOOLMASTER RECOMMENDED ME TO HIS TAILOR WHO GAVE ME CREDIT FOR A SUIT OF CLOTHES TO BE PAID OUT OF THE FIRST MOIETY OF MY WAGES AND THEY WERE BEGUN UPON THAT VERY DAY HE AFTERWARDS ACCOMMODATED ME WITH A NEW HAT ON THE SAME TERM SO THAT IN A FEW DAYS I HOPED TO MAKE A VERY FASHIONABLE APPEARANCE
phonemes: bˌʌt bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ ˈɛntɚd əpˌɑːn bˈɪznəs ðə skˈuːlmæstɚ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd mˌiː tə hɪz tˈeɪlɚ, hˌuː ɡˈeɪv mˌiː kɹˈɛdɪt fɚɹə sˈuːt ʌv klˈoʊðz, təbi pˈeɪd ˌaʊɾəv ðə fˈɜːst mˈɔɪɪɾi ʌv maɪ wˈeɪdʒᵻz, ænd ðeɪ wɜː bɪɡˈʌn əpˌɑːn ðæt vˈɛɹi dˈeɪ; hiː ˈæftɚwɚdz ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪɾᵻd mˌiː wɪð ɐ nˈuː hˈæt ɔnðə sˈeɪm tˈɜːm: sˌoʊ ðæt ɪn ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz aɪ hˈoʊpt tə mˌeɪk ɐ vˈɛɹi fˈæʃənəbəl ɐpˈɪɹəns.