text_original: But he had been a soldier in his youth, and soldiers are very apt to change their manner of living, and so, if Major Bonnet had grown tired of his farm and had determined to go into commercial enterprises, it was not, perhaps, a very amazing thing that a military man who had turned planter should now turn to be something else.
text_transcription: BUT HE HAD BEEN A SOLDIER IN HIS YOUTH AND SOLDIERS ARE VERY APT TO CHANGE THEIR MANNER OF LIVING AND SO IF MAJOR BONNET HAD GROWN TIRED OF HIS FARM AND HAD DETERMINED TO GO INTO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IT WAS NOT PERHAPS A VERY AMAZING THING THAT A MILITARY MAN WHO HAD TURNED PLANTER SHOULD NOW TURN TO BE SOMETHING ELSE
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ɪn hɪz jˈuːθ, ænd sˈoʊldʒɚz ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi ˈæpt tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðɛɹ mˈænɚɹ ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ, ænd sˈoʊ, ɪf mˈeɪdʒɚ bˈɑːnɪt hæd ɡɹˈoʊn tˈaɪɚd ʌv hɪz fˈɑːɹm ænd hæd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɪntʊ kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz, ɪt wʌz nˈɑːt, pɚhˈæps, ɐ vˈɛɹi ɐmˈeɪzɪŋ θˈɪŋ ðˌæɾə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi mˈæn hˌuː hæd tˈɜːnd plˈæntɚ ʃˌʊd nˈaʊ tˈɜːn təbi sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls.