text_original: Sach as he was, he had lived a queer, wild life, but its queerest and its wildest scenes were now to come in swift succession before the end. The city guard, of which Porteous was the commander, were scarcely more popular than their chief.
text_transcription: SUCH AS HE WAS HE HAD LIVED A QUEER WILD LIFE BUT ITS QUEEREST AND ITS WILDEST SCENES WERE NOW TO COME IN SWIFT SUCCESSION BEFORE THE END THE CITY GUARD OF WHICH PORTHEUS WAS THE COMMANDER WERE SCARCELY MORE POPULAR THAN THEIR CHIEF
phonemes: sˈætʃ æz hiː wʌz, hiː hæd lˈɪvd ɐ kwˈɪɹ, wˈaɪld lˈaɪf, bˌʌt ɪts kwˈɪɹɪst ænd ɪts wˈaɪldɪst sˈiːnz wɜː nˈaʊ tə kˈʌm ɪn swˈɪft səksˈɛʃən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd. ðə sˈɪɾi ɡˈɑːɹd, ʌvwˈɪtʃ pˈɔːɹɾiəs wʌzðə kəmˈændɚ, wɜː skˈɛɹsli mˈɔːɹ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ðɐn ðɛɹ tʃˈiːf.