text_original: Mendelssohn preferred German, but was not at a loss to carry on a conversation in French, Italian or English. His nature was especially cosmopolitan, and like the true aristocrat that he was, he was also a democrat, and at home in any society.
text_transcription: MENDELSSOHN PREFERRED GERMAN BUT WAS NOT AT A LOSS TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION IN FRENCH ITALIAN OR ENGLISH HIS NATURE WERE ESPECIALLY COSMOPOLITAN AND LIKE THE TRUE ARISTOCRAT THAT HE WAS HE WAS ALSO A DEMOCRAT AND AT HOME IN ANY SOCIETY
phonemes: mˈɛndɪlsˌoʊn pɹɪfˈɜːd dʒˈɜːmən, bˌʌt wʌz nˌɑːt æɾə lˈɔs tə kˈæɹi ˌɔn ɐ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ, ɪtˈæliən ɔːɹ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ. hɪz nˈeɪtʃɚ wʌz ɪspˈɛʃəli kˌɑːzməpˈɑːlɪtən, ænd lˈaɪk ðə tɹˈuː ɚɹˈɪstəkɹˌæt ðˈæt hiː wʌz, hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt, ænd æt hˈoʊm ɪn ˌɛni səsˈaɪəɾi.