text_original: He was certainly not wanting in intellect, he had some culture, he was a great reader of books and a great lover of books, and he was often only too glad to escape into literary talk and literary gossip from discussions on political questions and measures to be introduced into Parliament.
text_transcription: HE WAS CERTAINLY NOT WANTING AN INTELLECT HE HAD SOME CULTURE HE WAS A GREAT READER OF BOOKS AND A GREAT LOVER OF BOOKS AND HE WAS OFTEN ONLY TOO GLAD TO ESCAPE INTO LITERARY TALK AND LITERARY GOSSIP FROM DISCUSSIONS ON POLITICAL QUESTIONS AND MEASURES TO BE INTRODUCED INTO PARLIAMENT
phonemes: hiː wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩li nˌɑːt wˈɔntɪŋ ɪn ˈɪntəlˌɛkt, hiː hˌæd sʌm kˈʌltʃɚ, hiː wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈiːdɚɹ ʌv bˈʊks ænd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt lˈʌvɚɹ ʌv bˈʊks, ænd hiː wʌz ˈɔfən ˈoʊnli tˈuː ɡlˈæd tʊ ɛskˈeɪp ˌɪntʊ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi tˈɔːk ænd lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɡˈɑːsɪp fɹʌm dɪskˈʌʃənz ˌɔn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kwˈɛstʃənz ænd mˈɛʒɚz təbi ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ˌɪntʊ pˈɑːɹləmənt.