text_original: On interrogating my Chinese friend he told me he was a native of Foochow, but had of late years resided in North Formosa. He had come to Amoy quite recently. The blood spitting, he told me, began in Formosa. He told me further that he knew of a number of similar cases there.
text_transcription: ON INTERROGATING MY CHINESE FRIEND HE TOLD ME HE WAS A NATIVE OF FU CHAU BUT HAD OF LATE RESIDED IN NORTH FORMOSA HE HAD COME TO AMY QUITE RECENTLY THE BLOOD SPITTING HE TOLD ME BEGAN IN FORMOSA HE TOLD ME FURTHER THAT HE KNEW OF A NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES THERE
phonemes: ˌɔn ɪntˈɛɹəɡˌeɪɾɪŋ maɪ tʃaɪnˈiːz fɹˈɛnd hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː hiː wʌzɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv fˈuːtʃaʊ, bˌʌt hæd ʌv lˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ɹᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɪn nˈɔːɹθ fɔːɹmˈoʊsə. hiː hæd kˈʌm tʊ ˈæmɔɪ kwˈaɪt ɹˈiːsəntli. ðə blˈʌd spˈɪɾɪŋ, hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː, bɪɡˈæn ɪn fɔːɹmˈoʊsə. hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː fˈɜːðɚ ðæt hiː nˈuː əvə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɪmɪlɚ kˈeɪsᵻz ðˈɛɹ.