text_original: The Major had been collecting information for this book for many years, and with it he hoped to make two or three hundred pounds  money which he stood sorely in need of  and to advance his position in the county, a position which, in his opinion, his father had done little to maintain, and which, to his very deep regret, his sisters were now doing their best to compromise.
text_transcription: THE MAJOR HAD BEEN COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR THIS BOOK FOR MANY YEARS AND WITH IT HE HOPED TO MAKE TWO OR THREE HUNDRED POUNDS MONEY WHICH HE STOOD SORELY IN NEED OF AND TO ADVANCE HIS POSITION IN THE COUNTY A POSITION WHICH IN HIS OPINION HIS FATHER HAD DONE LITTLE TO MAINTAIN AND WHICH TO HIS VERY DEEP REGRET HIS SISTERS WERE NOW DOING THEIR BEST TO COMPROMISE
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ hɐdbɪn kəlˈɛktɪŋ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ðɪs bˈʊk fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ænd wɪð ɪt hiː hˈoʊpt tə mˌeɪk tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː hˈʌndɹɪd pˈaʊndz mˈʌni wˌɪtʃ hiː stˈʊd sˈɔːɹli ɪn nˈiːd ʌv ænd tʊ ɐdvˈæns hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə kˈaʊnti, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən wˈɪtʃ, ɪn hɪz əpˈɪniən, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd dˈʌn lˈɪɾəl tə meɪntˈeɪn, ænd wˈɪtʃ, tə hɪz vˈɛɹi dˈiːp ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt, hɪz sˈɪstɚz wɜː nˈaʊ dˌuːɪŋ ðɛɹ bˈɛst tə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz.