text_original: I told him that, although I believed myself a match for him even at that work I would not descend so far below the dignity of a gentleman as to fight like a porter; but if he had anything to say to me, I was his man at blunderbuss, musket, pistol, sword, hatchet, spit, cleaver, fork, or needle; nay, I swore, that should he give his tongue any more saucy liberties at my expense, I would crop his ears without any ceremony.
text_transcription: I TOLD HIM THAT ALTHOUGH I BELIEVED MYSELF A MATCH FOR HIM EVEN AT THAT WORK I WOULD NOT DESCEND SO FAR BELOW THE DIGNITY OF A GENTLEMAN AS TO FIGHT LIKE A PORTER BUT IF HE HAD ANYTHING TO SAY TO ME I WAS HIS MAN AT BLUNDERBUSS MUSKET PISTOL SWORD HATCHET SPIT CLEVER FORK OR NEEDLE NAY I SWORE THAT SHOULD HE GIVE HIS TONGUE ANY MORE SAUCY LIBERTIES AT MY EXPENSE I WOULD CROP HIS EARS WITHOUT ANY CEREMONY
phonemes: aɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm ðˈæt, ɔːlðˈoʊ aɪ bᵻlˈiːvd maɪsˈɛlf ɐ mˈætʃ fɔːɹ hˌɪm ˈiːvən æt ðæt wˈɜːk aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt dᵻsˈɛnd sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ bᵻlˌoʊ ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi əvə dʒˈɛntəlmən æz tə fˈaɪt lˈaɪk ɐ pˈɔːɹɾɚ; bˌʌt ɪf hiː hæd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə sˈeɪ tə mˌiː, aɪ wʌz hɪz mˈæn æt blˈʌndɚbˌʌs, mˈʌskɪt, pˈɪstəl, sˈɔːɹd, hˈætʃɪt, spˈɪt, klˈiːvɚ, fˈɔːɹk, ɔːɹ nˈiːdəl; nˈeɪ, aɪ swˈɔːɹ, ðæt ʃˌʊd hiː ɡˈɪv hɪz tˈʌŋ ˌɛni mˈɔːɹ sˈɔːsi lˈɪbɚɾiz æt maɪ ɛkspˈɛns, aɪ wʊd kɹˈɑːp hɪz ˈɪɹz wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni sˈɛɹᵻməni.