text_original: Then I took lodgings near Charing Cross, at two guineas a week, and began to entertain company in a public manner; but my income being too small to defray my expenses, I was obliged to retrench, and enter into articles with the porters of certain taverns, who undertook to find employment enough for me, provided I would share my profits with them.
text_transcription: THEN I TOOK LODGINGS NEAR CHARING CROSS AT TWO GUINEAS A WEEK AND BEGAN TO ENTERTAIN COMPANY IN A PUBLIC MANNER MY INCOME BEING TOO SMALL TO DEFRAY MY EXPENSES I WAS OBLIGED TO RETRENCH AND ENTER INTO ARTICLES WITH THE PORTERS OF CERTAIN TAVERNS WHO UNDERTOOK TO FIND EMPLOYMENT ENOUGH FOR ME PROVIDED I WOULD SHARE MY PROFITS WITH THEM
phonemes: ðˈɛn aɪ tˈʊk lˈɑːdʒɪŋz nˌɪɹ tʃˈɛɹɪŋ kɹˈɔs, æt tˈuː ɡˈɪniz ɐ wˈiːk, ænd bɪɡˈæn tʊ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn kˈʌmpəni ɪn ɐ pˈʌblɪk mˈænɚ; bˌʌt maɪ ˈɪŋkʌm bˌiːɪŋ tˈuː smˈɔːl tə dᵻfɹˈeɪ maɪ ɛkspˈɛnsᵻz, aɪ wʌz əblˈaɪdʒd tə ɹᵻtɹˈɛntʃ, ænd ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz wɪððə pˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌv sˈɜːʔn̩ tˈævɚnz, hˌuː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk tə fˈaɪnd ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ mˌiː, pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd aɪ wʊd ʃˈɛɹ maɪ pɹˈɑːfɪts wɪð ðˌɛm.