text_original: In returning homeward, very much depressed in spirits and thinking it would be better to give up literary pursuits altogether and turn his attention to some other employment, he happened to see an old woman busily employed in rubbing an iron pestle on a whetstone.
text_transcription: IN RETURNING HOMEWARD VERY MUCH DEPRESSED IN SPIRITS AND THINKING IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GIVE UP LITERARY PURSUITS ALTOGETHER AND TURN HIS ATTENTION TO SOME OTHER EMPLOYMENT HE HAPPENED TO SEE AN OLD WOMAN BUSILY EMPLOYED IN RUBBING AN IRON PESTLE ON A WHETSTONE
phonemes: ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ hˈoʊmwɚd, vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ dᵻpɹˈɛst ɪn spˈɪɹɪts ænd θˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪt wʊd biː bˈɛɾɚ tə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi pɚsˈuːts ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ænd tˈɜːn hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə sˌʌm ˈʌðɚɹ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt, hiː hˈæpənd tə sˈiː ɐn ˈoʊld wˈʊmən bˈɪzᵻli ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn ɹˈʌbɪŋ ɐn ˈaɪɚn pˈɛsəl ˌɔn ɐ wˈɛtstoʊn.