text_original: These strapping young men often turned out to be rising young men of the criminal classes, but their limbs and muscles made them like some of Falstaff's recruits, "good enough to toss  food for powder," and they were promptly swooped upon and carried off to serve in his Majesty's Navy.
text_transcription: THESE STRAPPING YOUNG MEN OFTEN TURNED OUT TO BE RISING YOUNG MEN OF THE CRIMINAL CLASSES BUT THEIR LIMBS AND MUSCLES MADE THEM LIKE SOME OF FALSTAS RECRUITS GOOD ENOUGH TO TOSS FOOD FOR POWDER AND THEY WERE PROMPTLY SWOOPED UPON AND CARRIED OFF TO SERVE IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY
phonemes: ðiːz stɹˈæpɪŋ jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ˈɔfən tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt təbi ɹˈaɪzɪŋ jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl klˈæsᵻz, bˌʌt ðɛɹ lˈɪmz ænd mˈʌsəlz mˌeɪd ðˌɛm lˈaɪk sˌʌm ʌv fˈɔlstæfs ɹᵻkɹˈuːts, "ɡˈʊd ɪnˈʌf tə tˈɔs fˈuːd fɔːɹ pˈaʊdɚ," ænd ðeɪ wɜː pɹˈɑːmptli swˈuːpt əpˌɑːn ænd kˈæɹid ˈɔf tə sˈɜːv ɪn hɪz mˈædʒᵻstiz nˈeɪvi.