text_original: In his boyish days he had run away from a little farm in Surrey and had flung himself upon the world of London. He had found employment, for a while, in the humblest kind of drudgery as a junior copying clerk in an attorney's office, and then he had enlisted in a regiment of foot.
text_transcription: IN HIS BOYISH DAYS HE HAD RUN AWAY FROM A LITTLE FARM IN SURREY AND HAD FLUNG HIMSELF UPON THE WORLD OF LONDON HE HAD FOUND EMPLOYMENT FOR A WHILE IN THE HUMBLEST KIND OF DRUDGERY AS A JUNIOR COPYING CLERK IN AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEN HE HAD ENLISTED IN A REGIMENT OF FOOT
phonemes: ɪn hɪz bˈɔɪɪʃ dˈeɪz hiː hæd ɹˈʌn ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɐ lˈɪɾəl fˈɑːɹm ɪn sˈʌɹi ænd hæd flˈʌŋ hɪmsˈɛlf əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɜːld ʌv lˈʌndən. hiː hæd fˈaʊnd ɛmplˈɔɪmənt, fɚɹə wˈaɪl, ɪnðə hˈʌmbəlɪst kˈaɪnd ʌv dɹˈʌdʒɹi æz ɐ dʒˈuːnjɚ kˈɑːpɪɪŋ klˈɜːk ɪn ɐn ɐtˈɜːniz ˈɑːfɪs, ænd ðˈɛn hiː hæd ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɪn ɐ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv fˈʊt.