text_original: Sir Vernon Lawford was not an enthusiastic billiard player ; indeed, he was not enthusias  tic about anything, except his own merits, of which he had a very exalted opinion.
text_transcription: SOVERNON LAWFORD WAS NOT AN ENTHUSIASTIC BILLIARD PLAYER INDEED HE WAS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT HIS OWN MERITS OF WHICH HE HAD A VERY EXALTED OPINION
phonemes: sˌɜː vˈɜːnən lˈɔːfɚd wʌz nˌɑːt ɐn ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk bˈɪlɪɚd plˈeɪɚ ; ˌɪndˈiːd, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɛnθˈuːʒəz tˈɪk ɐbˌaʊt ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ, ɛksˈɛpt hɪz ˈoʊn mˈɛɹɪts, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐ vˈɛɹi ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd əpˈɪniən.