text_original: If he lost it he would be without a farthing in the world, almost without the hope of one. He was quite aware that he was mad, that was the joke of it No one knew better than he that for a Digitized by VjOOQIC THE TIPSTER 131 man who knew nothing of horses to go punting on the turf was an act of simple insanity.
text_transcription: IF HE LOST IT HE WOULD BE WITHOUT A FARTHING IN THE WORLD ALMOST WITHOUT THE HOPE OF ONE HE WAS QUITE AWARE THAT HE WAS MAD THAT WAS THE JOKE OF IT NO ONE KNEW BETTER THAN HE THAT FOR A MAN WHO KNEW NOTHING OF HORSES TO GO PANTING ON THE TURF WAS AN ACT OF SIMPLE INSANITY
phonemes: ɪf hiː lˈɔst ɪt hiː wʊd biː wɪðˌaʊt ɐ fˈɑːɹθɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɜːld, ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪðˌaʊt ðə hˈoʊp ʌv wˌʌn. hiː wʌz kwˈaɪt ɐwˈɛɹ ðæt hiː wʌz mˈæd, ðæt wʌzðə dʒˈoʊk ʌv ɪt nˈoʊwˈʌn nˈuː bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn hiː ðæt fɚɹə dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə tˈɪpstɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn mˈæn hˌuː nˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv hˈɔːɹsᵻz tə ɡˌoʊ pˈʌntɪŋ ɔnðə tˈɜːf wʌz ɐn ˈækt ʌv sˈɪmpəl ɪnsˈænᵻɾi.