text_original: We had not been many days settled, when I prevailed upon my father to pay a visit to the village where I had been at school. Here we were received by the principal inhabitants, who entertained us in the church, where Mr. Syntax the schoolmaster (my tyrant being dead) pronounced a Latin oration in honour of our family.
text_transcription: WE HAD NOT BEEN MANY DAYS SETTLED WHEN I PREVAILED UPON MY FATHER TO PAY A VISIT TO THE VILLAGE WHERE I HAD BEEN AT SCHOOL HERE WE WERE RECEIVED BY THE PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS WHO ENTERTAINED US IN THE CHURCH WHERE MISTER SYNTAX THE SCHOOLMASTER MY TYRANT BEING DEAD PRONOUNCED A LATIN ORATION IN HONOR OF OUR FAMILY
phonemes: wiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn mˈɛni dˈeɪz sˈɛɾəld, wˌɛn aɪ pɹɪvˈeɪld əpˌɑːn maɪ fˈɑːðɚ tə pˈeɪ ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wˌɛɹ aɪ hɐdbɪn æt skˈuːl. hˈɪɹ wiː wɜː ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɪnhˈæbɪtənts, hˌuː ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd ˌʌs ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, wˌɛɹ mˈɪstɚ. sˈɪntæks ðə skˈuːlmæstɚ (maɪ tˈaɪɹənt bˌiːɪŋ dˈɛd) pɹənˈaʊnst ɐ lˈætɪn ɔːɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚ fˈæmɪli.