text_original: But he obtained a number of old stockings  stockings, of course, beyond the skill of that versatile person who mends the gaps  and he has wound them on wires, curling them upward at the end and tieing them with bits of ribbon. The pirate captain is allowed an extra inch of pigtail to exalt him above his fellows.
text_transcription: BUT HE OBTAINED A NUMBER OF OLD STOCKINGS STOCKINGS OF COURSE BEYOND THE SKILL OF THAT VERSATILE PERSON WHO MENDS THE GAPS AND HE HAS WOUND THEM ON WIRES CURLING THEM UPWARD AT THE END AND TYING THEM WITH BITS OF RIBBON THE PIRATE CAPTAIN IS ALLOWED AN EXTRA INCH OF PIGTAIL TO EXALT HIM ABOVE HIS FELLOWS
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː əbtˈeɪnd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈoʊld stˈɑːkɪŋz stˈɑːkɪŋz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, bᵻjˌɔnd ðə skˈɪl ʌv ðæt vˈɜːsətˌaɪl pˈɜːsən hˌuː mˈɛndz ðə ɡˈæps ænd hiː hɐz wˈaʊnd ðˌɛm ˌɔn wˈaɪɚz, kˈɜːlɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈʌpwɚd æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ænd tˈaɪɪŋ ðˌɛm wɪð bˈɪts ʌv ɹˈɪbən. ðə pˈaɪɹət kˈæptɪn ɪz ɐlˈaʊd ɐn ˈɛkstɹə ˈɪntʃ ʌv pˈɪɡteɪl tʊ ɛɡzˈɑːlt hˌɪm əbˌʌv hɪz fˈɛloʊz.