text_original: Sir Walter Scott's name was in an older book. Both of these were as dead — and as undying — as Shakespeare. And compared with these two immortal names all the rest of the signatures in the big book were zero.
text_transcription: SIR WALTER SCOTT'S NAME WAS IN AN OLDER BOOK BOTH OF THESE WERE AS DEAD AND AS UNDYING AS SHAKESPEARE AND COMPARED WITH THESE TWO IMMORTAL NAMES ALL THE REST OF THE SIGNATURES IN THE BIG BOOK WERE ZERO
phonemes: sˌɜː wˈɔltɚ skˈɑːts nˈeɪm wʌz ɪn ɐn ˈoʊldɚ bˈʊk. bˈoʊθ ʌv ðiːz wɜːɹ æz dˈɛd — ænd æz ʌndˈaɪɪŋ — æz ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ. ænd kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð ðiːz tˈuː ɪmˈɔːɹɾəl nˈeɪmz ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚz ɪnðə bˈɪɡ bˈʊk wɜː zˈiəɹoʊ.