text_original: In the second place, it was not an easy task for a man even with a very high opinion of himself to play the part of editor and annotator of poems a great part of which had him for hero. In a very short time the work was abandoned, and Wilkes emerged from his literary retreat.
text_transcription: IN THE SECOND PLACE IT WAS NOT AN EASY TASK FOR A MAN EVEN WITH A VERY HIGH OPINION OF HIMSELF TO PLAY THE PART OF EDITOR AND ANNOTATOR OF POEMS A GREAT PART OF WHICH HAD HIM FOR A HERO IN A VERY SHORT TIME THE WORK WAS ABANDONED AND WILKES EMERGED FROM HIS LITERARY RETREAT
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈɛkənd plˈeɪs, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɐn ˈiːzi tˈæsk fɚɹə mˈæn ˈiːvən wɪð ɐ vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ əpˈɪniən ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf tə plˈeɪ ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɛdɪɾɚ ænd ˈænətˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌv pˈoʊᵻmz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːɹt ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd hˌɪm fɔːɹ hˈiəɹoʊ. ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm ðə wˈɜːk wʌz ɐbˈændənd, ænd wˈɪlks ɪmˈɜːdʒd fɹʌm hɪz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɹᵻtɹˈiːt.