text_original: "I had not for years,"' he writes, "met with so iiiilepcndcnt, thoughtful, and clever an Englishman. His words were like an echo of the past."
text_transcription: I HAD NOT FOR YEARS HE WRITES MET WITH SO INDEPENDENT THOUGHTFUL AND CLEVER AN ENGLISHMAN HIS WORDS WERE LIKE AN ECHO OF THE PAST
phonemes: "aɪ hæd nˌɑːt fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz,"hiː ɹˈaɪts, "mˈɛt wɪð sˌoʊ ˈɪɪˌɪaɪlpkndknt, θˈɔːtfəl, ænd klˈɛvɚɹ ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən. hɪz wˈɜːdz wɜː lˈaɪk ɐn ˈɛkoʊ ʌvðə pˈæst."