text_original: My spirit began to accommodate itself to my beggarly fate, and I became so mean as to go down towards Wapping, with an intention to inquire for an old schoolfellow, who, I understood, had got the command of a small coasting vessel then in the river, and implore his assistance.
text_transcription: MY SPIRIT BEGAN TO ACCOMMODATE ITSELF TO MY BEGGARLY FATE AND I BECAME SO MEAN AS TO GO DOWN TOWARDS WAPPING WITH AN INTENTION TO INQUIRE FOR AN OLD SCHOOLFELLOW WHO I UNDERSTOOD HAD GOT THE COMMAND OF A SMALL COASTING VESSEL THEN IN THE RIVER AND IMPLORE HIS ASSISTANCE
phonemes: maɪ spˈɪɹɪt bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ɪtsˈɛlf tə maɪ bˈɛɡɚli fˈeɪt, ænd aɪ bɪkˌeɪm sˌoʊ mˈiːn æz tə ɡˌoʊ dˌaʊn təwˈɔːɹdz wˈæpɪŋ, wɪð ɐn ɪntˈɛnʃən tʊ ɪŋkwˈaɪɚ fɚɹən ˈoʊld skˈuːlfɪlˌoʊ, hˈuː, aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd, hæd ɡɑːt ðə kəmˈænd əvə smˈɔːl kˈoʊstɪŋ vˈɛsəl ðˈɛn ɪnðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd ɪmplˈɔːɹ hɪz ɐsˈɪstəns.