text_original: About three years ago I was asked to see a young man who had just been brought to London from abroad where, for some time, he had been confined in a lunatic asylum. He was quite off his head when I saw him. The story I got from his father, who had brought him to England, was that the lad had been a planter.
text_transcription: ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I WAS ASKED TO SEE A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD JUST BEEN BROUGHT TO LONDON FROM ABROAD WHERE FOR SOME TIME HE HAD BEEN CONFINED IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM HE WAS QUITE OFF HIS HEAD WHEN I SAW HIM THE STORY I GOT FROM HIS FATHER WHO HAD BROUGHT HIM TO ENGLAND WAS THAT THE LAD HAD BEEN A PLANTER
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ aɪ wʌz ˈæskt tə sˈiː ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn hˌuː hæd dʒˈʌst bˌɪn bɹˈɔːt tə lˈʌndən fɹʌm ɐbɹˈɔːd wˈɛɹ, fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm, hiː hɐdbɪn kənfˈaɪnd ɪn ɐ lˈuːnətˌɪk ɐsˈaɪləm. hiː wʌz kwˈaɪt ˈɔf hɪz hˈɛd wɛn aɪ sˈɔː hˌɪm. ðə stˈɔːɹi aɪ ɡɑːt fɹʌm hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, hˌuː hæd bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd, wʌz ðætðə lˈæd hɐdbɪn ɐ plˈæntɚ.