text_original: He was a man whose appearance, even to the stranger, suggested a life devoted to dining ; a man to whom dinner Avas the one abiding reality of life, the same yesterday, to day, and to morrow — a memory, an actuality, a hope.
text_transcription: HE WAS A MAN WHOSE APPEARANCE EVEN TO THE STRANGER SUGGESTED A LIFE DEVOTED TO DINING A MAN TO WHOM DINNER WAS THE ONE ABIDING REALITY OF LIFE THE SAME YESTERDAY TO DAY AND TO MORROW A MEMORY AN ACTUALITY A HOPE
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ mˈæn hˌuːz ɐpˈɪɹəns, ˈiːvən tə ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɐ lˈaɪf dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə dˈaɪnɪŋ ; ɐ mˈæn tə hˈuːm dˈɪnɚɹ ˈɑːvəz ðə wˈʌn ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ʌv lˈaɪf, ðə sˈeɪm jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ, tə dˈeɪ, ænd tə mˈɑːɹoʊ — ɐ mˈɛmɚɹi, ɐn ˌæktʃuːˈælᵻɾi, ɐ hˈoʊp.