text_original: They acknowledged his superiority by no other token than that of asking him for something to drink. He imagined that he had now piur  chased the privilege of discourse, and began to descend to familiar questions, endeavouring to accommodate his discourse to the grossness of rustick understandings.
text_transcription: THEY ACKNOWLEDGED HIS SUPERIORITY BY NO OTHER TOKEN THAN THAT OF ASKING HIM FOR SOMETHING TO DRINK HE IMAGINED THAT HE HAD NOW PURCHASED THE PRIVILEGE OF DISCOURSE AND BEGAN TO DESCEND TO FAMILIAR QUESTIONS ENDEAVORING TO ACCOMMODATE HIS DISCOURSE TO THE GROSSNESS OF RUSTIC UNDERSTANDINGS
phonemes: ðeɪ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd hɪz suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi baɪ nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ tˈoʊkən ðɐn ðæt ʌv ˈæskɪŋ hˌɪm fɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ tə dɹˈɪŋk. hiː ɪmˈædʒɪnd ðæt hiː hæd nˈaʊ pˈɪɜː tʃˈeɪst ðə pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ ʌv dˈɪskɔːɹs, ænd bɪɡˈæn tə dᵻsˈɛnd tə fəmˈɪlɪɹ kwˈɛstʃənz, ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt hɪz dˈɪskɔːɹs tə ðə ɡɹˈoʊsnəs ʌv ɹˈʌstɪk ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋz.