text_original: Neither could recollect much of their first acquaintance, knowing little beyond the fact that Plunket's parents had rescued Lionel's father, a stranger and fugitive, from danger and destruction, and that the mysterious stranger, before dying, had bequeathed a ring to his orphan son, with the injunction that should he ever be in distress, to send it to the Queen, when his whole fate might be changed.
text_transcription: NEITHER COULD RECOLLECT MUCH OF THEIR FIRST ACQUAINTANCE KNOWING LITTLE BEYOND THE FACT THAT PLUNKET'S PARENTS HAD RESCUED LIONEL'S FATHER A STRANGER AND FUGITIVE FROM DANGER AND DESTRUCTION AND THAT THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER BEFORE DYING HAD BEQUEATHED A RING TO HIS ORPHAN SON WITH THE INJUNCTION THAT SHOULD HE EVER BE IN DISTRESS TO SEND IT TO THE QUEEN WHEN HIS WHOLE FATE MIGHT BE CHANGED
phonemes: nˈiːðɚ kʊd ɹˈɛkəlˌɛkt mˈʌtʃ ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ɐkwˈeɪntəns, nˈoʊɪŋ lˈɪɾəl bᵻjˌɔnd ðə fˈækt ðæt plˈʌŋkɪts pˈɛɹənts hæd ɹˈɛskjuːd lˈaɪənəlz fˈɑːðɚ, ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ ænd fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv, fɹʌm dˈeɪndʒɚ ænd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən, ænd ðætðə mɪstˈɪɹiəs stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ dˈaɪɪŋ, hæd bᵻkwˈiːðd ɐ ɹˈɪŋ tə hɪz ˈɔːɹfən sˈʌn, wɪððɪ ɪndʒˈʌŋkʃən ðæt ʃˌʊd hiː ˈɛvɚ biː ɪn dɪstɹˈɛs, tə sˈɛnd ɪt tə ðə kwˈiːn, wˌɛn hɪz hˈoʊl fˈeɪt mˌaɪt biː tʃˈeɪndʒd.