text_original: Then his mother asked him which he thought the handsomer, his father or his grandfather, and he answered at once, "My father is the handsomest of all the Persians, but my grandfather much the handsomest of all the Medes I ever set eyes on, at home or abroad."
text_transcription: THEN HIS MOTHER ASKED HIM WHICH HE THOUGHT THE HANDSOMER HIS FATHER OR HIS GRANDFATHER AND HE ANSWERED AT ONCE MY FATHER IS THE HANDSOMEST OF ALL THE PERSIANS BUT MY GRANDFATHER MUCH THE HANDSOMEST OF ALL THE MEDES I EVER SET EYES ON AT HOME OR ABROAD
phonemes: ðˈɛn hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ˈæskt hˌɪm wˌɪtʃ hiː θˈɔːt ðə hˈændsəmɚ, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ɔːɹ hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, ænd hiː ˈænsɚd ɐtwˈʌns, "maɪ fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪz ðə hˈændsoʊmˌɪst ʌv ˈɔːl ðə pˈɜːʒənz, bˌʌt maɪ ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ mˈʌtʃ ðə hˈændsoʊmˌɪst ʌv ˈɔːl ðə mˈiːdz aɪ ˈɛvɚ sˈɛt ˈaɪz ˈɔn, æt hˈoʊm ɔːɹ ɐbɹˈɔːd."