text_original: His friends who had estates in the country, often invited him to pass the summer among them, but something or other had always hindered him ; and he considered, that to reside in the house of another man was to incur a kind of dependence inconsistent with that laxity of life which he had imaged as the chief good.
text_transcription: HIS FRIENDS WHO HAD ESTATES IN THE COUNTRY OFTEN INVITED HIM TO PASS THE SUMMER AMONG THEM BUT SOMETHING OR OTHER HAD ALWAYS HINDERED HIM AND HE CONSIDERED THAT TO RESIDE IN THE HOUSE OF ANOTHER MAN WAS TO INCUR A KIND OF DEPENDENCE INCONSISTENT WITH THAT LAXITY OF LIFE WHICH HE IMAGED AS THE CHIEF GOOD
phonemes: hɪz fɹˈɛndz hˌuː hæd ᵻstˈeɪts ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, ˈɔfən ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd hˌɪm tə pˈæs ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ɐmˈʌŋ ðˌɛm, bˌʌt sˈʌmθɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɪndɚd hˌɪm ; ænd hiː kənsˈɪdɚd, ðæt tə ɹᵻsˈaɪd ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈæn wʌz tʊ ɪŋkˈɜːɹ ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv dᵻpˈɛndəns ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt wɪð ðæt lˈæksᵻɾi ʌv lˈaɪf wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ˈɪmɪdʒd æz ðə tʃˈiːf ɡˈʊd.