text_original: He related to me his sorrowful and simple tale. He was brought up to the sea; had no friends able to assist him; and on being discharged, after the peace, had gone, with what money he received, and on half pay, to France, in hopes of being able to live at less expence than in England, and to learn, at the same time, a language so necessary in his profession.
text_transcription: HE RELATED TO ME HIS SORROWFUL AND SIMPLE TALE HE WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE SEA HAD NO FRIENDS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND ON BEING DISCHARGED AFTER THE PEACE HAD GONE WITH WHAT MONEY HE RECEIVED AND ON HALF PAY TO FRANCE IN HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO LIVE AT LESS EXPENSE THAN IN ENGLAND AND TO LEARN AT THE SAME TIME A LANGUAGE SO NECESSARY IN HIS PROFESSION
phonemes: hiː ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə mˌiː hɪz sˈɑːɹoʊfəl ænd sˈɪmpəl tˈeɪl. hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp tə ðə sˈiː; hæd nˈoʊ fɹˈɛndz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐsˈɪst hˌɪm; ænd ˌɔn bˌiːɪŋ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd, ˈæftɚ ðə pˈiːs, hæd ɡˈɔn, wɪð wʌt mˈʌni hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd, ænd ˌɔn hˈæf pˈeɪ, tə fɹˈæns, ɪn hˈoʊps ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə lˈɪv æt lˈɛs ɛkspˈɛns ðɐn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd tə lˈɜːn, æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, ɐ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ sˌoʊ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi ɪn hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃən.