text_original: But, if wanderings and foreign service had turned the tailor's son into a stout soldier, they had in no degree mended his morality or bettered his reputation.
text_transcription: BUT IF WANDERINGS AND FOREIGN SERVICE HAD TURNED THE TAILOR'S SON INTO A STOUT SOLDIER THEY HAD IN NO DEGREE MENDED HIS MORALITY OR BETTERED HIS REPUTATION
phonemes: bˌʌt, ɪf wˈɔndɚɹɪŋz ænd fˈɔːɹən sˈɜːvɪs hæd tˈɜːnd ðə tˈeɪlɚz sˈʌn ˌɪntʊ ɐ stˈaʊt sˈoʊldʒɚ, ðeɪ hæd ɪn nˈoʊ dᵻɡɹˈiː mˈɛndᵻd hɪz mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi ɔːɹ bˈɛɾɚd hɪz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən.