text_original: He told me that he was a gentleman of fortune, who had spent all he had, and, hearing that Melinda had got ten thousand pounds, he intended to make himself master of that sum by espousing her, and he was determined, in an honourable way, to cut the throats of all those who stood between him and his hopes.
text_transcription: HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE WHO HAD SPENT ALL HE HAD AND HEARING THAT MELINDA HAD GOT TEN THOUSAND POUNDS HE INTENDED TO MAKE HIMSELF MASTER OF THAT SUM BY ESPOUSING HER AND HE WAS DETERMINED IN AN HONORABLE WAY TO CUT THE THROATS OF ALL THOSE WHO STOOD BETWEEN HIM AND HIS HOPES
phonemes: hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt hiː wʌzɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌv fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, hˌuː hæd spˈɛnt ˈɔːl hiː hˈæd, ænd, hˈɪɹɪŋ ðæt məlˈɪndə hæd ɡɑːt tˈɛn θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz, hiː ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə mˌeɪk hɪmsˈɛlf mˈæstɚɹ ʌv ðæt sˈʌm baɪ ɛspˈaʊsɪŋ hɜː, ænd hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd, ɪn ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl wˈeɪ, tə kˈʌt ðə θɹˈoʊts ʌv ˈɔːl ðoʊz hˌuː stˈʊd bᵻtwˌiːn hˌɪm ænd hɪz hˈoʊps.