text_original: Learning Instrument Making He entered the service of a mechanic who dignified him  self with the name of " optician." This mechanic, though the best in Glasgow, was a sort of Jack of all trades, and earned a simple living by mending spectacles, repairing fiddles, and making fishing tackle.
text_transcription: LEARNING INSTRUMENT MAKING HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF A MECHANIC WHO DIGNIFIED HIMSELF WITH THE NAME OF OPTITIAN THIS MECHANIC THOUGH THE BEST IN GLASGOW WAS A SORT OF JACK OF ALL TRADES AND EARN A SIMPLE LIVING BY MENDING SPECTACLES REPAIRING FIDDLES AND MAKING FISHING TACKLE
phonemes: lˈɜːnɪŋ ˈɪnstɹəmənt mˌeɪkɪŋ hiː ˈɛntɚd ðə sˈɜːvɪs əvə mᵻkˈænɪk hˌuː dˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd hˌɪm sˈɛlf wɪððə nˈeɪm ʌv " ɑːptˈɪʃən." ðɪs mᵻkˈænɪk, ðˌoʊ ðə bˈɛst ɪn ɡlˈæzɡoʊ, wʌzɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv dʒˈæk ʌv ˈɔːl tɹˈeɪdz, ænd ˈɜːnd ɐ sˈɪmpəl lˈɪvɪŋ baɪ mˈɛndɪŋ spˈɛktəkəlz, ɹᵻpˈɛɹɪŋ fˈɪdəlz, ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ fˈɪʃɪŋ tˈækəl.