text_original: He had profited by his early study of Plautus and Terence, as they had profited by their study of Menander; but the Greek and the two Latins in their turn, had progressed only to the play of intrigue, the comedy of anecdote; not equipt to achieve the comedy of manners, the comedy of character, the social drama, the play which while it makes us laugh also makes us think.
text_transcription: HE HAD PROFITED BY HIS EARLY STUDY OF PLOTTERS AND TERRANS AS THEY HAD PROFIT BY THEIR STUDY OF MENANDA BUT THE GREEK AND THE TWO LATINS IN THEIR TURN HAD PROGRESSED ONLY TO THE PLAY OF INTRIGUE THE COMEDY OF ANECDOTE THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO ACHIEVE THE COMEDY OF MANNERS THE COMEDY OF CHARACTER THE SOCIAL DRAMA THE PLAY WHICH WHILE IT MAKES US LAUGH ALSO MAKES US SINK
phonemes: hiː hæd pɹˈɑːfɪɾᵻd baɪ hɪz ˈɜːli stˈʌdi ʌv plˈɔːɾəs ænd tˈɛɹəns, æz ðeɪ hæd pɹˈɑːfɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɛɹ stˈʌdi ʌv mˈɛnændɚ; bˌʌt ðə ɡɹˈiːk ænd ðə tˈuː lˈætɪnz ɪn ðɛɹ tˈɜːn, hæd pɹəɡɹˈɛst ˈoʊnli tə ðə plˈeɪ ʌv ɪntɹˈiːɡ, ðə kˈɑːmədi ʌv ˈænɪkdˌoʊt; nˌɑːt ɪkwˈɪpt tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv ðə kˈɑːmədi ʌv mˈænɚz, ðə kˈɑːmədi ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ, ðə sˈoʊʃəl dɹˈɑːmə, ðə plˈeɪ wˌɪtʃ wˌaɪl ɪt mˌeɪks ˌʌs lˈæf ˈɔːlsoʊ mˌeɪks ˌʌs θˈɪŋk.