text_original: They no sooner perceived me enter with Dr. Wagtail (for that was my companion's name) than they tittered and whispered one to another, and I was not a little surprised to find that they were the gentlemen to whose acquaintance he designed to recommend me; for, when he observed them together, he told me who they were, and desired to know by what name he should introduce me.
text_transcription: THEY NO SOONER PERCEIVED ME ENTER WITH DOCTOR WAGTAIL FOR THAT WAS MY COMPANION'S NAME THAN THEY TITTERED AND WHISPER ONE TO ANOTHER AND I WAS NOT A LITTLE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THEY WERE THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOSE ACQUAINTANCE HE DESIGNED TO RECOMMEND ME FOR WHEN HE OBSERVED THEM TOGETHER HE TOLD ME WHO THEY WERE AND DESIRED TO KNOW BY WHAT NAME HE SHOULD INTRODUCE ME
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ pɚsˈiːvd mˌiː ˈɛntɚ wɪð dˈɑːktɚ. wˈæɡteɪl (fɔːɹ ðæt wʌz maɪ kəmpˈæniənz nˈeɪm) ðɐn ðeɪ tˈɪɾɚd ænd wˈɪspɚd wˈʌn tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ, ænd aɪ wʌz nˌɑːɾə lˈɪɾəl sɚpɹˈaɪzd tə fˈaɪnd ðæt ðeɪ wɜː ðə dʒˈɛntəlmən tʊ hˌuːz ɐkwˈeɪntəns hiː dɪzˈaɪnd tə ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd mˌiː; fɔːɹ, wˌɛn hiː əbzˈɜːvd ðˌɛm təɡˈɛðɚ, hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː hˈuː ðeɪ wɜː, ænd dɪzˈaɪɚd tə nˈoʊ baɪ wʌt nˈeɪm hiː ʃˌʊd ˌɪntɹədˈuːs mˌiː.