text_original: Claude was an omnivorous reader, and had always a new set of anecdotes and epigrams with which to keep the talk alive, anecdotes so brief and sparkling that he seemed to flash them across the table like pistol shots.
text_transcription: CLAUDE WAS AN OMNIVOROUS READER AND HAD ALWAYS A NEW SET OF ANECDOTES AND EPIGRAMS WITH WHICH TO KEEP THE TALK ALIVE ANECDOTES SO BRIEF AND SPARKLING THAT HE SEEMED TO FLASH THEM ACROSS THE TABLE LIKE PISTOL SHOTS
phonemes: klˈɔːd wʌz ɐn ɑːmnˈɪvɚɹəs ɹˈiːdɚ, ænd hæd ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ nˈuː sˈɛt ʌv ˈænɪkdˌoʊts ænd ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæmz wɪð wˌɪtʃ tə kˈiːp ðə tˈɔːk ɐlˈaɪv, ˈænɪkdˌoʊts sˌoʊ bɹˈiːf ænd spˈɑːɹklɪŋ ðæt hiː sˈiːmd tə flˈæʃ ðˌɛm əkɹˌɑːs ðə tˈeɪbəl lˈaɪk pˈɪstəl ʃˈɑːts.