text_original: Sometimes the tongue is better, sometimes worse, but even at its best the organ is exceedingly sensitive to any sapid food, to wine, or any  thing but the blandest substances.
text_transcription: SOMETIMES THE TONGUE IS BETTER SOMETIMES WORSE BUT EVEN AT ITS BEST THE TONGUE IS EXCEEDINGLY SENSITIVE TO ANY SAPID FOOD TO WINE OR ANYTHING BUT THE BLANDEST SUBSTANCES
phonemes: sˈʌmtaɪmz ðə tˈʌŋ ɪz bˈɛɾɚ, sˈʌmtaɪmz wˈɜːs, bˌʌt ˈiːvən æɾ ɪts bˈɛst ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən ɪz ɛksˈiːdɪŋli sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv tʊ ˌɛni sˈæpɪd fˈuːd, tə wˈaɪn, ɔːɹ ˌɛni θˈɪŋ bˌʌt ðə blˈændɪst sˈʌbstənsᵻz.