text_original: But now that I am an old man, on the retired list, I have time to write; and it will be a particular pleasure to write this account, for it will go to prove that these much honored scientists of ours, with all their tremendous appropriations and long winded discussions, are not nearly so wonderful as they think they are.
text_transcription: BUT NOW THAT I AM AN OLD MAN ON THE RETIRED LIST I HAVE TIME TO WRITE AND IT WILL BE A PARTICULAR PLEASURE TO WRITE THIS ACCOUNT FOR IT WILL GO TO PROVE THAT THESE MUCH HONOURED SCIENTISTS OF OURS WITH ALL THEIR TREMENDOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND LONG WINDED DISCUSSIONS ARE NOT NEARLY SO WONDERFUL AS THEY THINK THEY ARE
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðæt aɪɐm ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn, ɔnðə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd lˈɪst, aɪ hæv tˈaɪm tə ɹˈaɪt; ænd ɪt wɪl biː ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ plˈɛʒɚ tə ɹˈaɪt ðɪs ɐkˈaʊnt, fɔːɹ ɪt wɪl ɡˌoʊ tə pɹˈuːv ðæt ðiːz mˈʌtʃ ˈɑːnɚd sˈaɪəntɪsts ʌv aʊɚz, wɪð ˈɔːl ðɛɹ tɹəmˈɛndəs ɐpɹˌoʊpɹɪˈeɪʃənz ænd lˈɔŋ wˈɪndᵻd dɪskˈʌʃənz, ɑːɹ nˌɑːt nˌɪɹli sˌoʊ wˈʌndɚfəl æz ðeɪ θˈɪŋk ðeɪ ɑːɹ.