text_original: He would have tilted his wary nose upon the ceiling and told me that my plot was humbug. What sailorman would mistake a lantern for a lighthouse? Nor were there lighthouses in the days of the buccaneers. He would have scuttled my play in dock and grinned at the rising bubbles.
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE TILTED HIS WARY NOSE UPON THE CEILING AND TOLD ME THAT MY PLOT WAS HUMBUG WHAT SAILOR MAN WOULD MISTAKE A LANTERN FOR A LIGHTHOUSE NOR WERE THERE LIGHTHOUSES IN THE DAYS THE BUCCANEERS HE WOULD HAVE SCUTTLED MY PLAY IN DOCK AND GRINNED AT THE RISING BUBBLES
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv tˈɪltᵻd hɪz wˈɛɹi nˈoʊz əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiːlɪŋ ænd tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt maɪ plˈɑːt wʌz hˈʌmbʌɡ. wˌʌt sˈeɪlɔːɹmən wʊd mɪstˈeɪk ɐ lˈæntɚn fɚɹə lˈaɪthaʊs? nˈɔːɹ wɜː ðɛɹ lˈaɪthaʊsᵻz ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðə bˌʌkɐnˈɪɹz. hiː wʊdhɐv skˈʌɾəld maɪ plˈeɪ ɪn dˈɑːk ænd ɡɹˈɪnd æt ðə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ bˈʌbəlz.