text_original: "They be a bad lot, the rats  a bad, destructive lot," said the old man solemnly. "I wonder why such vermin was made. You'd never believe the number of fish and young wild ducks, and game of different sorts, which are eaten up every season by them slippery rascals."
text_transcription: THEY BE A BAD LOT THE RATS A BAD DESTRUCTIVE LOT SAID THE OLD MAN SOLEMNLY I WONDER WHY SUCH VERMIN WAS MADE YOU'D NEVER BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF FISH AND YOUNG WILD DUCKS AND GAME OF DIFFERENT SORTS WHICH ARE EATEN UP EVERY SEASON BY THEM SLIPPERY RASCALS
phonemes: "ðeɪ biː ɐ bˈæd lˈɑːt, ðə ɹˈæts ɐ bˈæd, dᵻstɹˈʌktɪv lˈɑːt," sˈɛd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn sˈɑːləmli. "aɪ wˈʌndɚ wˌaɪ sˈʌtʃ vˈɜːmɪn wʌz mˈeɪd. juːd nˈɛvɚ bᵻlˈiːv ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˈɪʃ ænd jˈʌŋ wˈaɪld dˈʌks, ænd ɡˈeɪm ʌv dˈɪfɹənt sˈɔːɹts, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ˈiːʔn̩ ˌʌp ˈɛvɹi sˈiːzən baɪ ðˌɛm slˈɪpɚɹi ɹˈæskəlz."