text_original: He was the principal speaker of the day, and well did he measure up to the honor. He made a striking picture, that thin little black boy standing on the platform, dressed in clothes that did not fit him any too well, his eyes burning with excitement, his shrill, musical voice vibrating in tones of appealing defiance, and his black face alight with such great intelligence and earnestness as to be positively handsome.
text_transcription: HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER OF THE DAY AND WELL DID HE MEASURE UP TO THE HONOR HE MADE A STRIKING PICTURE THAT THIN LITTLE BLACK BOY STANDING ON THE PLATFORM DRESSED IN CLOTHES THAT DID NOT FIT HIM ANY TOO WELL HIS EYES BURNING WITH EXCITEMENT HIS SHRILL MUSICAL VOICE VIBRATING IN TONES OF APPEALING DEFIANCE AND HIS BLACK FACE ALIGHT WITH SUCH GREAT INTELLIGENCE AND EARNESTNESS AS TO BE POSITIVELY HANDSOME
phonemes: hiː wʌzðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl spˈiːkɚɹ ʌvðə dˈeɪ, ænd wˈɛl dˈɪd hiː mˈɛʒɚɹ ˌʌp tə ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ. hiː mˌeɪd ɐ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ pˈɪktʃɚ, ðæt θˈɪn lˈɪɾəl blˈæk bˈɔɪ stˈændɪŋ ɔnðə plˈætfɔːɹm, dɹˈɛst ɪn klˈoʊðz ðæt dɪdnˌɑːt fˈɪt hˌɪm ˌɛni tˈuː wˈɛl, hɪz ˈaɪz bˈɜːnɪŋ wɪð ɛksˈaɪtmənt, hɪz ʃɹˈɪl, mjˈuːzɪkəl vˈɔɪs vˈaɪbɹeɪɾɪŋ ɪn tˈoʊnz ʌv ɐpˈiːlɪŋ dᵻfˈaɪəns, ænd hɪz blˈæk fˈeɪs ɐlˈaɪt wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd ˈɜːnɪstnəs æz təbi pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli hˈændsʌm.