text_original: Sir Hugh Palliser has good reason to believe that l>efore this time Mr. Cook had scarcely ever used a pencil, and that he knew nothing of drawing. But such was his capacity that he speedily made himself master of every object to which he applied his attention.
text_transcription: SIR HUGH PALLISER HAS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT BEFORE THIS TIME MISTER COOK HAD SCARCELY EVER USED A PENCIL AND THAT HE KNEW NOTHING OF DRAWING BUT SUCH WAS HIS CAPACITY THAT HE SPEEDILY MADE HIMSELF MASTER OF EVERY OBJECT TO WHICH HE APPLIED HIS ATTENTION
phonemes: sˌɜː hjˈuː pˈælaɪzɚ hɐz ɡˈʊd ɹˈiːzən tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ˈɛl ˈɛfɔːɹ ðɪs tˈaɪm mˈɪstɚ. kˈʊk hæd skˈɛɹsli ˈɛvɚ jˈuːzd ɐ pˈɛnsəl, ænd ðæt hiː nˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv dɹˈɔːɪŋ. bˌʌt sˈʌtʃ wʌz hɪz kəpˈæsᵻɾi ðæt hiː spˈiːdili mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf mˈæstɚɹ ʌv ˈɛvɹi ˈɑːbdʒɛkt tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɐplˈaɪd hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən.