text_original: They would have succeeded in keeping him from making a start, had not a friend, a teacher in the University of Glasgow, come to his aid, providing him with a shop in a small room of one of the college buildings.
text_transcription: THEY WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED IN KEEPING HIM FROM MAKING A START HAD NOT A FRIEND A TEACHER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW COME TO HIS AID PROVIDING HIM WITH A SHOP IN A SMALL ROOM OF ONE OF THE COLLEGE BUILDINGS
phonemes: ðeɪ wʊdhɐv səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn kˈiːpɪŋ hˌɪm fɹʌm mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ stˈɑːɹt, hæd nˌɑːɾə fɹˈɛnd, ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪnðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡlˈæzɡoʊ, kˈʌm tə hɪz ˈeɪd, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ hˌɪm wɪð ɐ ʃˈɑːp ɪn ɐ smˈɔːl ɹˈuːm ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈɪldɪŋz.