text_original: He was always a country  man; he loved the open fields and disliked cities. He spoke of the crowded popula  tions of great towns as the rascal multi  tude. Having studied in the schools at home, he went, at the age of seventeen, to the University of Glasgow, where a Hadding  ton man, John Major, was a professor.
text_transcription: HE WAS ALWAYS A COUNTRYMAN HE LOVED THE OPEN FIELDS AND DISLIKED CITIES HE SPOKE OF THE CROWDED POPULATIONS OF GREAT TOWNS AS THE RASCAL MULTITUDE HAVING STUDIED IN THE SCHOOLS AT HOME HE WENT AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW WHERE A HADDINGTON MAN JOHN MAJOR WAS A PROFESSOR
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ kˈʌntɹi mˈæn; hiː lˈʌvd ðɪ ˈoʊpən fˈiːldz ænd dɪslˈaɪkt sˈɪɾiz. hiː spˈoʊk ʌvðə kɹˈaʊdᵻd pˈɑːpjʊlə tɪˈɑːnz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz æz ðə ɹˈæskəl mˈʌltaɪ tˈuːd. hˌævɪŋ stˈʌdid ɪnðə skˈuːlz æt hˈoʊm, hiː wˈɛnt, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn, tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡlˈæzɡoʊ, wˌɛɹ ɐ hˈædɪŋ tˈʌn mˈæn, dʒˈɑːn mˈeɪdʒɚ, wʌzɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚ.