text_original: As he lighted it he puffed out clouds of smoke. " Gerbert, if you've nothing particularly on, ask me to spend this evening with you ; and if you've no special objection to the fellow — such as most people seem to have — I'll bring Nash." While M. Gerbert seemed hesitating Mr. Nash spoke. ** My dear Gerbert, Kennard is not only an English  man, but, I assure you, he's an unusual specimen, even for an Englishman.
text_transcription: AS HE LIGHTED IT HE PUFFED OUT CLOUDS OF SMOKE JALBERT IF YOU'VE NOTHING PARTICULARLY ON ASK ME TO SPEND THIS EVENING WITH YOU AND IF YOU'VE NO SPECIAL OBJECTION TO THE FELLOW SUCH AS MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE I'LL BRING NASH WHILE MONSIEUR'S ALBERT SEEMED HESITATING MISTER NASH SPOKE MY DEAR GIBERT KENNARD IS NOT ONLY AN ENGLISHMAN BUT I ASSURE YOU HE IS AN UNUSUAL SPECIMEN EVEN FOR AN ENGLISHMAN
phonemes: æz hiː lˈaɪɾᵻd ɪt hiː pˈʌft ˈaʊt klˈaʊdz ʌv smˈoʊk. " dʒˈɜːbɚt, ɪf juːv nˈʌθɪŋ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ˈɔn, ˈæsk mˌiː tə spˈɛnd ðɪs ˈiːvnɪŋ wɪð juː ; ænd ɪf juːv nˈoʊ spˈɛʃəl ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən tə ðə fˈɛloʊ — sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl sˈiːm tə hˈæv — aɪl bɹˈɪŋ nˈæʃ." wˌaɪl ˈɛm. dʒˈɜːbɚt sˈiːmd hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈɪstɚ. nˈæʃ spˈoʊk. ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk maɪ dˈɪɹ dʒˈɜːbɚt, kˈɛnɚd ɪz nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈæn, bˌʌt, aɪ əʃˈʊɹ juː, hiːz ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl spˈɛsɪmən, ˈiːvən fɚɹən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən.