text_original: In the meantime, we sauntered about the town to satisfy our curiosity, our conversation turning on the subject of my designs, which were not as yet fixed: neither can it be supposed that my mind was at ease, when I found myself reduced almost to extreme poverty, in the midst of foreigners, among whom I had not one acquaintance to advise or befriend me.
text_transcription: IN THE MEANTIME WE SAUNTERED ABOUT THE TOWN TO SATISFY OUR CURIOSITY OUR CONVERSATION TURNING ON THE SUBJECT OF MY DESIGNS WHICH WERE NOT AS YET FIXED NEITHER CAN IT BE SUPPOSED THAT MY MIND WAS AT EASE WHEN I FOUND MYSELF REDUCED ALMOST TO EXTREME POVERTY IN THE MIDST OF FOREIGNERS AMONG WHOM I HAD NOT ONE ACQUAINTANCE TO ADVISE OR BEFRIEND ME
phonemes: ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm, wiː sˈɔːntɚd ɐbˌaʊt ðə tˈaʊn tə sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ ˌaʊɚ kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi, ˌaʊɚ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən tˈɜːnɪŋ ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv maɪ dɪzˈaɪnz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː nˌɑːt æz jˈɛt fˈɪkst: nˈiːðɚ kæn ɪt biː səpˈoʊzd ðæt maɪ mˈaɪnd wʌz æɾ ˈiːz, wˌɛn aɪ fˈaʊnd maɪsˈɛlf ɹᵻdˈuːst ˈɔːlmoʊst tʊ ɛkstɹˈiːm pˈɑːvɚɾi, ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv fˈɔːɹənɚz, ɐmˌʌŋ hˈuːm aɪ hæd nˌɑːt wˈʌn ɐkwˈeɪntəns tʊ ɐdvˈaɪz ɔːɹ bᵻfɹˈɛnd mˌiː.