text_original: In the course of our conversation, which was interlarded with scraps of Latin, we understood that this facetious person was a schoolmaster, whose income being small, he was fain to keep a glass of good liquor for the entertainment of passengers by which he made shift to make the two ends of the year meet.
text_transcription: IN THE COURSE OF OUR CONVERSATION WHICH WAS INTERLARDED WITH SCRAPS OF LATIN WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS FACETIOUS PERSON WAS A SCHOOLMASTER WHOSE INCOME BEING SMALL HE WAS FAIN TO KEEP A GLASS OF GOOD LIQUOR FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF PASSENGERS BY WHICH HE MADE SHIFT TO MAKE THE TWO ENDS OF THE YEAR MEET
phonemes: ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˌaʊɚ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˌɪntɚlˈɑːɹdᵻd wɪð skɹˈæps ʌv lˈætɪn, wiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt ðɪs fɐsˈiːʃəs pˈɜːsən wʌzɐ skˈuːlmæstɚ, hˌuːz ˈɪŋkʌm bˌiːɪŋ smˈɔːl, hiː wʌz fˈeɪn tə kˈiːp ɐ ɡlˈæs ʌv ɡˈʊd lˈɪkɚ fɚðɪ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt ʌv pˈæsɪndʒɚz baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː mˌeɪd ʃˈɪft tə mˌeɪk ðə tˈuː ˈɛndz ʌvðə jˈɪɹ mˈiːt.