text_original: He was looked upon as a man of great ability and energy. It was known that bis personal predilections were for the career of a soldier. He was fond of telling his hearers then and since that the life of a camp was that which he should have loved to lead.
text_transcription: HE WAS LOOKED UPON AS A MAN OF GREAT ABILITY AND ENERGY IT WAS KNOWN THAT HIS PERSONAL PREDILECTIONS WERE FOR THE CAREER OF A SOLDIER HE WAS FOND OF TELLING HIS HEARERS THEN AND SINCE THAT THE LIFE OF A CAMP WAS THAT WHICH HE SHOULD HAVE LOVED TO LEAD
phonemes: hiː wʌz lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz ɐ mˈæn ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ɐbˈɪləɾi ænd ˈɛnɚdʒi. ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn ðæt bˈɪs pˈɜːsənəl pɹˌɛdəlˈɛkʃənz wɜː fɚðə kɚɹˈɪɹ əvə sˈoʊldʒɚ. hiː wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv tˈɛlɪŋ hɪz hˈɪɹɚz ðˈɛn ænd sˈɪns ðætðə lˈaɪf əvə kˈæmp wʌz ðæt wˌɪtʃ hiː ʃˌʊdəv lˈʌvd tə lˈiːd.