text_original: His standing as a lawyer entitled his opinion to re  spect, and as he went on to explain the impossibility of reconciling that statute with the general tenor of law and precedent, I was gravely apprehensive.
text_transcription: HIS STANDING AS A LAWYER ENTITLED HIS OPINION TO RESPECT AND AS HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RECONCILING THAT STATUTE WITH THE GENERAL TENOR OF LAW AND PRECEDENT I WAS GRAVELY APPREHENSIVE
phonemes: hɪz stˈændɪŋ æz ɐ lˈɔɪɚɹ ɛntˈaɪɾəld hɪz əpˈɪniən tə ɹˌiː spˈɛkt, ænd æz hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ðɪ ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪlɪŋ ðæt stˈætʃuːt wɪððə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tˈɛnɚɹ ʌv lˈɔː ænd pɹˈɛsᵻdənt, aɪ wʌz ɡɹˈeɪvli ˌæpɹihˈɛnsɪv.