text_original: He congratulated me on having been let off by the Official so easily, and cited instances of owners of property he knew who had been compelled to lay miles of fresh pipes (or it seemed to be miles, judging by the time he took to describe it) as the result of inattention to Official Rules and Regulations regarding Stop cocks.
text_transcription: HE CONGRATULATED ME ON HAVING BEEN LET OFF BY THE OFFICIAL SO EASILY AND CITED INSTANCES OF OWNERS OF PROPERTY HE KNEW WHO HAD BEEN COMPELLED TO LAY MILES OF FRESH PIPES IT SEEMED TO BE MYLES JUDGING BY THE TIME IT TOOK TO DESCRIBE IT AS THE RESULT OF INATTENTION TO OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING STOP COCKS
phonemes: hiː kəŋɡɹˈætʃʊlˌeɪɾᵻd mˌiː ˌɔn hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn lˈɛt ˈɔf baɪ ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl sˌoʊ ˈiːzili, ænd sˈaɪɾᵻd ˈɪnstənsᵻz ʌv ˈoʊnɚz ʌv pɹˈɑːpɚɾi hiː nˈuː hˌuː hɐdbɪn kəmpˈɛld tə lˈeɪ mˈaɪlz ʌv fɹˈɛʃ pˈaɪps (ɔːɹ ɪt sˈiːmd təbi mˈaɪlz, dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ baɪ ðə tˈaɪm hiː tˈʊk tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɪt) æz ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ɪnɐtˈɛnʃən tʊ əfˈɪʃəl ɹˈuːlz ænd ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ stˈɑːp kˈɑːks.