text_original: Young, with a physiognomy which might well be called distinguished, with the courtly manners of the old regime, talking well and possessing the wit which is nowhere more appreciated than in France, having, besides, a special interest in making himself agreeable, he could scarcely fail to make good his footing. His real opinion regarding Napoleon breaks out repeatedly in his Autobiography.
text_transcription: YOUNG WITH A PHYSIOGNOMY WHICH MIGHT WELL BE CALLED DISTINGUISHED WITH THE COURTLY MANNERS OF THE OLD REGIME TALKING WELL AND POSSESSING THE WIT WHICH IS NOWHERE MORE APPRECIATED THAN IN FRANCE HAVING BESIDES A SPECIAL INTEREST IN MAKING HIMSELF AGREEABLE HE COULD SCARCELY FAIL TO MAKE GOOD HIS FOOTING HIS REAL OPINION REGARDING NAPOLEON BREAKS OUT REPEATEDLY IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
phonemes: jˈʌŋ, wɪð ɐ fˌɪzɪˈɑːɡnəmi wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt wˈɛl biː kˈɔːld dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt, wɪððə kˈɔːɹtli mˈænɚz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ɹeɪʒˈiːm, tˈɔːkɪŋ wˈɛl ænd pəzˈɛsɪŋ ðə wˈɪt wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˈoʊwɛɹ mˈɔːɹ ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðɐn ɪn fɹˈæns, hˈævɪŋ, bᵻsˈaɪdz, ɐ spˈɛʃəl ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl, hiː kʊd skˈɛɹsli fˈeɪl tə mˌeɪk ɡˈʊd hɪz fˈʊɾɪŋ. hɪz ɹˈiːəl əpˈɪniən ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ nɐpˈoʊlɪən bɹˈeɪks ˈaʊt ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ɪn hɪz ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi.