text_original: He had a strong and a harsh Scotch accent, and neither the accent nor the race was grateful to the London of the eighteenth century. Wedderburn's native tenacity enabled him in a great degree to overcome his native accent. He toiled under Thomas Sheridan and he toiled under Macklin the actor to attain the genuine English accent, and his labors did not go unrewarded.
text_transcription: HE HAD A STRONG AND A HARSH SCOTCH ACCENT AND NEITHER THE ACCENT NOR THE RACE WAS GRATEFUL TO THE LONDON OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WINTERBURNE'S NATIVE TENACITY ENABLED HIM IN A GREAT DEGREE TO OVERCOME HIS NATIVE ACCENT HE TOILED UNDER THOMAS SHERIDAN AND HE TOILED UNDER MACKLIN THE ACTOR TO ATTAIN THE GENUINE ENGLISH ACCENT AND HIS LABOURS DID NOT GO UNREWARDED
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ænd ɐ hˈɑːɹʃ skˈɑːtʃ ˈæksənt, ænd nˈiːðɚ ðɪ ˈæksənt nˈɔːɹ ðə ɹˈeɪs wʌz ɡɹˈeɪtfəl tə ðə lˈʌndən ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. wˈɛdɚbˌɜːnz nˈeɪɾɪv tɛnˈæsᵻɾi ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻɡɹˈiː tʊ ˌoʊvɚkˈʌm hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv ˈæksənt. hiː tˈɔɪld ˌʌndɚ tˈɑːməs ʃˈɛɹɪdən ænd hiː tˈɔɪld ˌʌndɚ mˈæklɪn ðɪ ˈæktɚ tʊ ɐtˈeɪn ðə dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈæksənt, ænd hɪz lˈeɪbɚz dɪdnˌɑːt ɡˌoʊ ˌʌnɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd.