text_original: Edgar rather liked to believe that the founder of his race had been a sokeman, who had held thirty acres of land from the king at a penny an acre, and had furnished labourers for the royal harvest, and had ridden up and down the field with a wand in his hand to see that his men worked pro  perly.
text_transcription: EDGAR RATHER LIKED TO BELIEVE THAT THE FOUNDER OF HIS RACE HAD BEEN A SOAKERMAN AND WHO HAD HELD THIRTY ACRES OF LAND FROM THE KING AT A PENNY AN ACRE AND HAD FURNISHED LABORERS FOR THE ROYAL HARVEST AND HAD RIDDEN UP AND DOWN THE FIELD WITH A WAND IN HIS HAND TO SEE THAT HIS MEN WORKED PROPERLY
phonemes: ˈɛdɡɚ ɹˈæðɚ lˈaɪkt tə bᵻlˈiːv ðætðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪs hɐdbɪn ɐ sˈoʊkmən, hˌuː hæd hˈɛld θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪkɚz ʌv lˈænd fɹʌmðə kˈɪŋ æɾə pˈɛni ɐn ˈeɪkɚ, ænd hæd fˈɜːnɪʃt lˈeɪbɚɹɚz fɚðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈɑːɹvɪst, ænd hæd ɹˈɪdən ˌʌp ænd dˌaʊn ðə fˈiːld wɪð ɐ wˈɔnd ɪn hɪz hˈænd tə sˈiː ðæt hɪz mˈɛn wˈɜːkt pɹˈoʊ pˌɜːli.