text_original: I could not help smiling at the description of my uncle's ladder, by which he proposed to climb to the attention of the board of admiralty; and, though I knew the world too well to confide in such dependence myself, I would not discourage him with doubts, but asked if he had no friend in London, who would advance a small sum of money to enable him to appear as he ought, and make a small present to the under secretary, who might possibly dispatch his business the sooner on that account.
text_transcription: I COULD NOT HELP SMILING AT THE DESCRIPTION OF MY UNCLE'S LADDER BY WHICH HE PROPOSED TO CLIMB TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY AND THOUGH I KNEW THE WORLD TOO WELL TO CONFIDE IN SUCH DEPENDENCE MYSELF I WOULD NOT DISCOURAGE HIM WITH DOUBTS BUT ASKED IF HE HAD NO FRIEND IN LONDON WHO WOULD ADVANCE A SMALL SUM OF MONEY TO ENABLE HIM TO APPEAR AS HE OUGHT AND MAKE A SMALL PRESENT TO THE UNDER SECRETARY WHO MIGHT POSSIBLY DISPATCH HIS BUSINESS THE SOONER ON THAT ACCOUNT
phonemes: aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp smˈaɪlɪŋ æt ðə dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv maɪ ˈʌŋkəlz lˈædɚ, baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd tə klˈaɪm tə ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðə bˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈædmɚɹəlɾi; ænd, ðˌoʊ aɪ nˈuː ðə wˈɜːld tˈuː wˈɛl tə kənfˈaɪd ɪn sˈʌtʃ dᵻpˈɛndəns maɪsˈɛlf, aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒ hˌɪm wɪð dˈaʊts, bˌʌt ˈæskt ɪf hiː hæd nˈoʊ fɹˈɛnd ɪn lˈʌndən, hˌuː wʊd ɐdvˈæns ɐ smˈɔːl sˈʌm ʌv mˈʌni tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl hˌɪm tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ æz hiː ˈɔːt, ænd mˌeɪk ɐ smˈɔːl pɹˈɛzənt tə ðɪ ˌʌndɚ sˈɛkɹətɹi, hˌuː mˌaɪt pˈɑːsᵻbli dɪspˈætʃ hɪz bˈɪznəs ðə sˈuːnɚɹ ˌɔn ðæt ɐkˈaʊnt.