text_original: He had married a wife who was herself a sutler's widow, and who blessed Ensign Sterne with a swift and steady succession of offspring, of whom Laurence was the second.
text_transcription: HE HAD MARRIED A WIFE WHO WAS HERSELF A SUTLER'S WIDOW AND WHO BLESSED ENSIN STERN WITH A SWIFT AND STEADY SUCCESSION OF OFFSPRING OF WHICH LAWRENCE WAS THE SECOND
phonemes: hiː hæd mˈæɹid ɐ wˈaɪf hˌuː wʌz hɜːsˈɛlf ɐ sˈʌtlɚz wˈɪdoʊ, ænd hˌuː blˈɛst ˈɛnsaɪn stˈɜːn wɪð ɐ swˈɪft ænd stˈɛdi səksˈɛʃən ʌv ˈɔfspɹɪŋ, ʌv hˈuːm lˈɔːɹəns wʌzðə sˈɛkənd.