text_original: Mr. Sbepley pretended to tbink tbat tbe picture resembled bis wife, and tbis idea was seized upon as drowning men catcb at straws.
text_transcription: MISTER SHEPLEY PRETENDED TO THINK THAT THE PICTURE RESEMBLED HIS WIFE AND THIS IDEA WAS SEIZED UPON AS DROWNING MEN CATCH AT STRAWS
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. ˈɛsbˈɛpli pɹɪtˈɛndᵻd tə tˈiːbˈɪŋk tˈiːbˈæt tˌiːbˌiːˈiː pˈɪktʃɚ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld bˈɪs wˈaɪf, ænd tˈiːbˈɪs aɪdˈiə wʌz sˈiːzd əpˌɑːn æz dɹˈaʊnɪŋ mˈɛn kˈætkb æt stɹˈɔːz.