text_original: Moreover, these lofty themes had no very visible con  nection with the subject of his story, and he might have been puzzled to find any bond of union leading up to it, although the art of transitions has been singularly 14 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
text_transcription: MOREOVER THESE LOFTY SEAMS HAD NO VERY VISIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE SUBJECT OF HIS STORY AND HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUZZLED TO FIND ANY BOND OF UNION LEADING UP TO IT ALTHOUGH THE ART OF TRANSITIONS HAS BEEN SINGULARLY
phonemes: mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, ðiːz lˈɔfti θˈiːmz hæd nˈoʊ vˈɛɹi vˈɪzᵻbəl kˈɑːn nˈɛkʃən wɪððə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz stˈɔːɹi, ænd hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn pˈʌzəld tə fˈaɪnd ˌɛni bˈɑːnd ʌv jˈuːniən lˈiːdɪŋ ˈʌp tʊ ɪt, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv tɹænsˈɪʃənz hˈæzbiːn sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚli fˈɔːɹtiːn pɹˈɛfəs tuː ðə sˈɛkənd ᵻdˈɪʃən.