text_original: Indeed, had he stayed, I scarcely should have ventured to accost him; because, though I was perfectly well acquainted with the features of his face, I could not be positively certain as to the rest of his person, which was very much altered for the better since he left me at London, neither could I conceive by which means he was enabled to appear in the sphere of a gentleman, to which, while I knew him, he had not even the ambition to aspire.
text_transcription: INDEED HAD HE STAYED I SCARCELY SHOULD HAVE VENTURED TO ACCOST HIM BECAUSE THOUGH I WAS PERFECTLY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE FEATURES OF HIS FACE I COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY CERTAIN AS TO THE REST OF HIS PERSON WHICH WAS VERY MUCH ALTERED FOR THE BETTER SINCE HE LEFT ME AT LONDON NEITHER COULD I CONCEIVE BY WHICH MEANS HE WAS ENABLED TO APPEAR IN THE SPHERE OF A GENTLEMAN TO WHICH WHILE I KNEW HIM HE HAD NOT EVEN THE AMBITION TO ASPIRE
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd, hæd hiː stˈeɪd, aɪ skˈɛɹsli ʃˌʊdəv vˈɛntʃɚd tʊ ɐkˈɔst hˌɪm; bɪkˈʌz, ðˌoʊ aɪ wʌz pˈɜːfɛktli wˈɛl ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððə fˈiːtʃɚz ʌv hɪz fˈeɪs, aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt biː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli sˈɜːʔn̩ æz tə ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv hɪz pˈɜːsən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ˈɔltɚd fɚðə bˈɛɾɚ sˈɪns hiː lˈɛft mˌiː æt lˈʌndən, nˈiːðɚ kʊd aɪ kənsˈiːv baɪ wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz hiː wʌz ɛnˈeɪbəld tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ ɪnðə sfˈɪɹ əvə dʒˈɛntəlmən, tə wˈɪtʃ, wˌaɪl aɪ nˈuː hˌɪm, hiː hæd nˌɑːt ˈiːvən ðɪ æmbˈɪʃən tʊ ɐspˈaɪɚ.