text_original: One could only guess wildly at his weight To add to the peculiarity of his appearance, he wore a huge black beard, which not only hung over his chest, but grew so high up his cheeks as almost to conceal his eyes.
text_transcription: ONE COULD ONLY GUESS WILDLY AT HIS WEIGHT TO ADD TO THE PECULIARITY OF HIS APPEARANCE HE WORE A HUGE BLACK BEARD WHICH NOT ONLY HUNG OVER HIS CHEST BUT GREW SO HIGH UP HIS CHEEKS AS ALMOST TO CONCEAL HIS EYES
phonemes: wˈʌn kʊd ˈoʊnli ɡˈɛs wˈaɪldli æt hɪz wˈeɪt tʊ ˈæd tə ðə pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns, hiː wˈɔːɹ ɐ hjˈuːdʒ blˈæk bˈɪɹd, wˌɪtʃ nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli hˈʌŋ ˌoʊvɚ hɪz tʃˈɛst, bˌʌt ɡɹˈuː sˌoʊ hˈaɪ ˌʌp hɪz tʃˈiːks æz ˈɔːlmoʊst tə kənsˈiːl hɪz ˈaɪz.