text_original: He was the son of a linen draper who was sufficiently lucky to make a fortune as a factor to the South Sea Company, and who was, in consequence, able to afford his son the opportunity of a good education, and to launch him on the grand tour of Europe with every aptitude for the costly vices that men in those days seemed to think it the chief object of travel to cultivate, and with plenty of money in his pocket to gratify all his inclinations.
text_transcription: HE WAS THE SON OF A LINDEN DRAPER WHO WAS SUFFICIENTLY LUCKY TO MAKE A FORTUNE AS A FACTOR TO THE SOUTH SEA COMPANY AND WHO WAS IN CONSEQUENCE ABLE TO AFFORD HIS SON THE OPPORTUNITY OF A GOOD EDUCATION AND TO LAUNCH HIM ON THE GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE WITH EVERY APTITUDE FOR THE COSTLY VICES THAT MEN IN THOSE DAYS SEEMED TO THINK IT THE CHIEF OBJECT OF TRAVEL TO CULTIVATE AND WITH PLENTY OF MONEY IN HIS POCKET TO GRATIFY ALL HIS INCLINATIONS
phonemes: hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn əvə lˈɪnɪn dɹˈeɪpɚ hˌuː wʌz səfˈɪʃəntli lˈʌki tə mˌeɪk ɐ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn æz ɐ fˈæktɚ tə ðə sˈaʊθ sˈiː kˈʌmpəni, ænd hˈuː wʌz, ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns, ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐfˈɔːɹd hɪz sˈʌn ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi əvə ɡˈʊd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ænd tə lˈɑːntʃ hˌɪm ɔnðə ɡɹˈænd tˈʊɹ ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp wɪð ˈɛvɹi ˈæptɪtˌuːd fɚðə kˈɔstli vˈaɪsᵻz ðæt mˈɛn ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz sˈiːmd tə θˈɪŋk ɪt ðə tʃˈiːf ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv tɹˈævəl tə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt, ænd wɪð plˈɛnti ʌv mˈʌni ɪn hɪz pˈɑːkɪt tə ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ ˈɔːl hɪz ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃənz.