text_original: Short of stature, sanguine of temperament, the ruddy, stubborn, passionate small man had fought his way step by step from the most modest if not the most humble beginnings, as zealously as if he had known of the fame that was yet to be his and the honor that he was to give to his name and hand down to a long line of honorable descendants.
text_transcription: SHORT OF STATURE SANGUINE OF TEMPERAMENT THE RUDDY STUBBORN PASSIONATE SMALL MAN HAD FOUGHT HIS WAY STEP BY STEP FROM THE MOST MODEST IF NOT THE MOST HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS ZEALOUSLY AS IF HE HAD KNOWN OF THE FAME THAT WAS YET TO BE HIS IN THE HONOR THAT HE WAS TO GIVE TO HIS NAME AND HAND DOWN TO A LONG LINE OF HONORABLE DESCENDANTS
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv stˈætʃɚ, sˈæŋɡwɪn ʌv tˈɛmpɹəmənt, ðə ɹˈʌdi, stˈʌbɚn, pˈæʃənət smˈɔːl mˈæn hæd fˈɔːt hɪz wˈeɪ stˈɛp baɪ stˈɛp fɹʌmðə mˈoʊst mˈɑːdɪst ɪf nˌɑːt ðə mˈoʊst hˈʌmbəl bɪɡˈɪnɪŋz, æz zˈɛləsli æz ɪf hiː hæd nˈoʊn ʌvðə fˈeɪm ðæt wʌz jˈɛt təbi hɪz ænd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ ðæt hiː wʌz tə ɡˈɪv tə hɪz nˈeɪm ænd hˈænd dˌaʊn tʊ ɐ lˈɔŋ lˈaɪn ʌv ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl dᵻsˈɛndənts.