text_original: As a speaker he was always equal. He seemed to know no varying moods or fits of mental lassitude. Whenever he spoke he reached at once the same high level as a debater. The very fact may in itself perhaps be taken as conclusive evidence that he was not an orator.
text_transcription: AS A SPEAKER HE WAS ALWAYS EQUAL HE SEEMED TO KNOW NO VARYING MOODS OR FITS OF MENTAL LASSITUDE WHENEVER HE SPOKE HE REACHED AT ONCE THE SAME HIGH LEVEL AS A DEBATER THE VERY FACT MAY IN ITSELF PERHAPS BE TAKEN AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT HE WAS NOT AN ORATOR
phonemes: æz ɐ spˈiːkɚ hiː wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈiːkwəl. hiː sˈiːmd tə nˈoʊ nˈoʊ vˈɛɹiɪŋ mˈuːdz ɔːɹ fˈɪts ʌv mˈɛntəl lˈæsɪtˌuːd. wɛnˌɛvɚ hiː spˈoʊk hiː ɹˈiːtʃt ɐtwˈʌns ðə sˈeɪm hˈaɪ lˈɛvəl æz ɐ dᵻbˈeɪɾɚ. ðə vˈɛɹi fˈækt mˈeɪ ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf pɚhˈæps biː tˈeɪkən æz kəŋklˈuːsɪv ˈɛvɪdəns ðæt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɐn ˈɔːɹəɾɚ.