text_original: 'I was in the army,' said he, 'as we all are; till being taken with a pleurisy at Calais, and rendered long incapable of duty, I got my discharge, and hired myself as a travelling valet to a _Milor Anglais_. With him (he was the best master in the world) I lived six years.
text_transcription: I WAS IN THE ARMY SAID HE AS WE ALL ARE TILL BEING TAKEN WITH THE PLURRISIE AT CALAIS AND RENDERED LONG INCAPABLE OF DUTY I GOT MY DISCHARGE AND HIRED MYSELF AS A TRAVELLING VALLET TO A MIDDLE WRONGLAIS WITH HIM HE WAS THE BEST MASTER IN THE WORLD I LIVED SIX YEARS
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi,sˈɛd hiː, æz wiː ˈɔːl ɑːɹ; tˈɪl bˌiːɪŋ tˈeɪkən wɪð ɐ plˈɜːɹəsi æt kˈæleɪ, ænd ɹˈɛndɚd lˈɔŋ ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl ʌv dˈuːɾi, aɪ ɡɑːt maɪ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd hˈaɪɚd maɪsˈɛlf æz ɐ tɹˈævəlɪŋ vælˈeɪ tʊ ɐ mˈaɪlɚɹ ˈæŋɡleɪ. wɪð hˌɪm (hiː wʌzðə bˈɛst mˈæstɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɜːld) aɪ lˈɪvd sˈɪks jˈɪɹz.