text_original: Before the fire, with his back turned towards it, stood a noticeable individual, clad in a velveteen jacket with ivory buttons, a striped waistcoat, drab knees, a faded black silk neckcloth tied in a great bow, and a pair of ancient Wellingtons ascending half way up his legs, which looked disproportionately thin when compared with the upper part of his square, robustious, and somewhat pursy frame.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE FIRE WITH HIS BACK TURNED TOWARDS IT STOOD A NOTICEABLE INDIVIDUAL CLAD IN A VELVETEEN JACKET WITH IVORY BUTTONS A STRIPED WAISTCOAT DRAB KNEES A FADED BLACK SILK NECKCLOTH TIED IN A GREAT BOW AND A PAIR OF ANCIENT WELLINGTONS ASCENDING HALFWAY UP HIS LEGS WHICH LOOKED DISPROPORTIONATELY THIN WHEN COMPARED WITH THE UPPER PART OF HIS SQUARE ROBUSTIOUS AND SOMEWHAT PURSY FRAME
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fˈaɪɚ, wɪð hɪz bˈæk tˈɜːnd təwˈɔːɹdz ɪt, stˈʊd ɐ nˈoʊɾɪsəbəl ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl, klˈæd ɪn ɐ vˈɛlvɪtˌiːn dʒˈækɪt wɪð ˈaɪvɚɹi bˈʌʔn̩z, ɐ stɹˈaɪpt wˈeɪstkoʊt, dɹˈæb nˈiːz, ɐ fˈeɪdᵻd blˈæk sˈɪlk nˈɛkklɔθ tˈaɪd ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt bˈoʊ, ænd ɐ pˈɛɹ ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt wˈɛlɪŋtənz ɐsˈɛndɪŋ hˈæf wˈeɪ ˌʌp hɪz lˈɛɡz, wˌɪtʃ lˈʊkt dˌɪspɹəpˈɔːɹʃənətli θˈɪn wɛn kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððɪ ˌʌpɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz skwˈɛɹ, ɹəbˈʌsʃəs, ænd sˈʌmwʌt pˈɜːsi fɹˈeɪm.