text_original: He was not made to shine in commonplace society. He could talk admirably about something, but he had not the gift of talking about nothing, and probably would not have cared much to cultivate such a faculty.
text_transcription: HE WAS NOT MADE TO SHINE IN COMMONPLACE SOCIETY HE COULD TALK ADMIRABLY ABOUT SOMETHING BUT HE HAD NOT THE GIFT OF TALKING ABOUT NOTHING AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE CARED MUCH TO CULTIVATE SUCH A FACULTY
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˌɑːt mˌeɪd tə ʃˈaɪn ɪn kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs səsˈaɪəɾi. hiː kʊd tˈɔːk ˈædmᵻɹəbli ɐbˌaʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ, bˌʌt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ðə ɡˈɪft ʌv tˈɔːkɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt nˈʌθɪŋ, ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv kˈɛɹd mˈʌtʃ tə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈækəlti.