text_original: His father was a man of old family and well connected, who had in his earlier years developed some taste for literature, and was regarded by most of his relatives as one who merely brought discredit on his kindred by his mean ambition to devote himself to the profession of letters.
text_transcription: HIS FATHER WAS A MAN OF OLD FAMILY AND WELL CONNECTED WHO HAD IN HIS EARLIEST YEARS DEVELOPED SOME TASTE FOR LITERATURE AND WAS REGARDED BY MOST OF HIS RELATIVES AS ONE WHO MERELY BROUGHT DISCREDIT ON HIS KINDRED BY HIS MEAN AMBITION TO DEVOTE HIMSELF TO THE PROFESSION OF LETTERS
phonemes: hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv ˈoʊld fˈæmɪli ænd wˈɛl kənˈɛktᵻd, hˌuː hæd ɪn hɪz ˈɜːlɪɚ jˈɪɹz dɪvˈɛləpt sˌʌm tˈeɪst fɔːɹ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ mˈoʊst əv hɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz æz wˈʌn hˌuː mˈɪɹli bɹˈɔːt dɪskɹˈɛdɪt ˌɔn hɪz kˈɪndɹɪd baɪ hɪz mˈiːn æmbˈɪʃən tə dɪvˈoʊt hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə pɹəfˈɛʃən ʌv lˈɛɾɚz.