text_original: As we said before, the incumbent deriving a rich revenue from his office was often habitually an absentee, who left the whole of his work to be performed, as best it might be done, by the curate, half starving on a miserable pittance.
text_transcription: AS WE SAID BEFORE THE INCUMBENT DERIVING A RICH REVENUE FROM HIS OFFICE WAS OFTEN HABITUALLY AN ABSENTEE WHO LEFT THE WHOLE OF HIS WORK TO BE PERFORMED AS BEST IT MIGHT BE DONE BY THE CURATE HALF STARVING ON A MISERABLE PITTANCE
phonemes: æz wiː sˈɛd bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt dᵻɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɪtʃ ɹˈɛvənˌuː fɹʌm hɪz ˈɑːfɪs wʌz ˈɔfən hɐbˈɪtʃuːəli ɐn ˌæbsəntˈiː, hˌuː lˈɛft ðə hˈoʊl ʌv hɪz wˈɜːk təbi pɚfˈɔːɹmd, æz bˈɛst ɪt mˌaɪt biː dˈʌn, baɪ ðə kjˈʊɹɹeɪt, hˈæf stˈɑːɹvɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ mˈɪzɹəbəl pˈɪtəns.