text_original: I therefore pursued a contrary plan; and one day, when he honoured me with the names of ignorant whelp and lazy ragamuffin, I boldly replied, I was neither ignorant nor lazy, since I both understood and performed my business as well as he could do for his soul; neither was it just to call me ragamuffin, for I had a whole coat on my back, and was descended from a better family than any he could boast an alliance with.
text_transcription: I THEREFORE PURSUED A CONTRARY PLAN AND ONE DAY WHEN HE HONORED ME WITH THE NAMES OF IGNORANT WHELP AND LAZY RAGAMUFFIN I BOLDLY REPLIED I WAS NEITHER IGNORANT NOR LAZY SINCE I BOTH UNDERSTOOD AND PERFORMED MY BUSINESS AS WELL AS HE COULD DO FOR HIS SOUL NEITHER WAS IT JUST TO CALL ME RAGAMUFFIN FOR I HAD A WHOLE COAT ON MY BACK AND WAS DESCENDED FROM A BETTER FAMILY THAN ANY HE COULD BOAST AN ALLIANCE WITH
phonemes: aɪ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ pɚsˈuːd ɐ kˈɑːntɹɛɹi plˈæn; ænd wˈʌn dˈeɪ, wˌɛn hiː ˈɑːnɚd mˌiː wɪððə nˈeɪmz ʌv ˈɪɡnɚɹənt wˈɛlp ænd lˈeɪzi ɹˈæɡɐmˌʌfɪn, aɪ bˈoʊldli ɹᵻplˈaɪd, aɪ wʌz nˈiːðɚɹ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt nˈɔːɹ lˈeɪzi, sˈɪns aɪ bˈoʊθ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmd maɪ bˈɪznəs æz wˈɛl æz hiː kʊd dˈuː fɔːɹ hɪz sˈoʊl; nˈiːðɚ wʌz ɪt dʒˈʌst tə kˈɔːl mˌiː ɹˈæɡɐmˌʌfɪn, fɔːɹ aɪ hæd ɐ hˈoʊl kˈoʊt ˌɔn maɪ bˈæk, ænd wʌz dᵻsˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm ɐ bˈɛɾɚ fˈæmɪli ðɐn ˌɛni hiː kʊd bˈoʊst ɐn ɐlˈaɪəns wɪð.