text_original: Ranter too (who I afterwards learned was a player) displayed his talents, by mimicking my air, features, and voice, while he returned my compliment: this feat I should not have been so sensible of, had I not seen him behave in the same manner to my friend Wagtail, when he made up to them at first.
text_transcription: RANTER TOO WHO I AFTERWARDS LEARNED WAS A PLAYER DISPLAYED HIS TALENTS BY MIMICKING MY AIR FEATURES AND VOICE WHILE HE RETURNED MY COMPLIMENT THIS FEAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SENSIBLE OF HAD I NOT SEEN HIM BEHAVE IN THE SAME MANNER TO MY FRIEND WAGTAIL WHEN HE MADE UP TO THEM AT FIRST
phonemes: ɹˈæntɚ tˈuː (hˌuː aɪ ˈæftɚwɚdz lˈɜːnd wʌzɐ plˈeɪɚ) dɪsplˈeɪd hɪz tˈælənts, baɪ mˈɪmɪkɪŋ maɪ ˈɛɹ, fˈiːtʃɚz, ænd vˈɔɪs, wˌaɪl hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd maɪ kˈɑːmplɪmənt: ðɪs fˈiːt aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn sˌoʊ sˈɛnsᵻbəl ʌv, hæd aɪ nˌɑːt sˈiːn hˌɪm bᵻhˈeɪv ɪnðə sˈeɪm mˈænɚ tə maɪ fɹˈɛnd wˈæɡteɪl, wˌɛn hiː mˌeɪd ˌʌp tə ðˌɛm æt fˈɜːst.