text_original: These things weighed with me a little, it is useless to deny; but my main desire was that the parish should see me there, and know that I was not abroad on a long shore expedition, but was ready to hold up my head on a Sunday with the best of them, as I always had done.
text_transcription: THESE THINGS WEIGHED WITH ME A LITTLE IT IS USELESS TO DENY BUT MY MAIN DESIRE WAS THAT THE PARISH SHOULD SEE ME THERE AND KNOW THAT I WAS NOT ABROAD ON A LONG SHORE EXPEDITION BUT WAS READY TO HOLD UP MY HEAD ON A SUNDAY WITH THE BEST OF THEM AS I ALWAYS HAD DONE
phonemes: ðiːz θˈɪŋz wˈeɪd wɪð mˌiː ɐ lˈɪɾəl, ɪɾ ɪz jˈuːsləs tə dᵻnˈaɪ; bˌʌt maɪ mˈeɪn dɪzˈaɪɚ wʌz ðætðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʃˌʊd sˈiː mˌiː ðˈɛɹ, ænd nˈoʊ ðæt aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ɐbɹˈɔːd ˌɔn ɐ lˈɔŋ ʃˈɔːɹ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, bˌʌt wʌz ɹˈɛdi tə hˈoʊld ˌʌp maɪ hˈɛd ˌɔn ɐ sˈʌndeɪ wɪððə bˈɛst ʌv ðˌɛm, æz aɪ ˈɔːlweɪz hæd dˈʌn.