text_original: Whether Mr. Jacobs meant what he said or not, at any rate, he declined to have anything more to do with Mr. Major. ** You're too clever for me ! " he declared. The artist had to seek a market elsewhere. Not that it took him long to find one— offers to deal rained on him from every side.
text_transcription: WHETHER MISTER JACOBS MEANT WHAT HE SAID OR NOT AT ANY RATE HE DECLINED TO HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO DO WITH MISTER MAJOR YOU'RE TOO CLEVER FOR ME HE DECLARED THE ARTIST HAD TO SEEK A MARKET ELSEWHERE NOT THAT IT TOOK HIM LONG TO FIND ONE OFFERS TO DEAL REIGNED ON HIM FROM EVERY SIDE
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ mˈɪstɚ. dʒˈeɪkəbz mˈɛnt wʌt hiː sˈɛd ɔːɹ nˈɑːt, æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt, hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd tə hæv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ mˈɔːɹ tə dˈuː wɪð mˈɪstɚ. mˈeɪdʒɚ. ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk jʊɹ tˈuː klˈɛvɚ fɔːɹ mˌiː ! " hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd. ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst hædtə sˈiːk ɐ mˈɑːɹkɪt ˈɛlswɛɹ. nˌɑːt ðˌɐɾɪt tˈʊk hˌɪm lˈɔŋ tə fˈaɪnd wˌʌn— ˈɔfɚz tə dˈiːl ɹˈeɪnd ˌɔn hˌɪm fɹʌm ˈɛvɹi sˈaɪd.