text_original: In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack—but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. In this respect I did not differ from him materially: I was skilful in the Italian vintages myself, and bought largely whenever I could.
text_transcription: IN PAINTING IN GEMERY FORTUNATO LIKE HIS COUNTRYMEN WAS A QUACK BUT IN THE MATTER OF OLD WINES HE WAS SINCERE IN THIS RESPECT I DID NOT DIFFER FROM HIM MATERIALLY I WAS SKILFUL IN THE ITALIAN VINTAGES MYSELF AND BOUGHT LARGELY WHENEVER I COULD
phonemes: ɪn pˈeɪntɪŋ ænd dʒˈɛmɚɹi, fˌɔːɹtʃʊnˈɑːɾoʊ, lˈaɪk hɪz kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn, wʌzɐ kwˈæk—bˌʌt ɪnðə mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv ˈoʊld wˈaɪnz hiː wʌz sɪnsˈɪɹ. ɪn ðɪs ɹᵻspˈɛkt aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt dˈɪfɚ fɹʌm hˌɪm mətˈɪɹiəli: aɪ wʌz skˈɪlfəl ɪnðɪ ɪtˈæliən vˈɪntɪdʒᵻz maɪsˈɛlf, ænd bˈɔːt lˈɑːɹdʒli wɛnˌɛvɚɹ aɪ kˈʊd.