text_original: " One Ben Ashurst, who said few good things, though admired for many, told Lord Chesterfield once that he was like a stunted giant, which was a humorous idea and really apposite." His portraits do not by any means bear out the common descriptions of his personal appearance.
text_transcription: ONE BEN ASHURST WHO SAID FEW GOOD THINGS THOUGH ADMIRED FOR MANY TOLD LORD CHESTERFIELD ONCE THAT HE WAS LIKE A STUNTED GIANT WHICH WAS A HUMOROUS IDEA AND REALLY APPOSITE HIS PORTRAITS DO NOT BY ANY MEANS BEAR OUT THE COMMON DESCRIPTIONS OF HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE
phonemes: " wˈʌn bˈɛn ˈæʃɜːst, hˌuː sˈɛd fjˈuː ɡˈʊd θˈɪŋz, ðˌoʊ ɐdmˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ mˈɛni, tˈoʊld lˈɔːɹd tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld wˈʌns ðæt hiː wʌz lˈaɪk ɐ stˈʌntᵻd dʒˈaɪənt, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ hjˈuːmɚɹəs aɪdˈiə ænd ɹˈiəli ɐpˈɑːzɪt." hɪz pˈɔːɹtɹɪts duːnˌɑːt baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz bˈɛɹ ˈaʊt ðə kˈɑːmən dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz ʌv hɪz pˈɜːsənəl ɐpˈɪɹəns.