text_original: Yet, not to be unfair to a very famous book, I have translated two extremely characteristic stories ; and as the conversations in between the novels are by far the liveliest and most vigorous part of the *' Heptameron," I have chosen two that follow each other.
text_transcription: YET NOT TO BE UNFAIR TO A VERY FAMOUS BOOK I HAVE TRANSLATED TWO EXTREMELY CHARACTERISTIC STORIES AND AS THE CONVERSATIONS IN BETWEEN THE NOVELS ARE BY FAR THE LIVELIEST AND MOST VIGOROUS PART OF THE HEPTAMERON I HAVE CHOSEN TWO THAT FOLLOW EACH OTHER
phonemes: jˈɛt, nˌɑːt təbi ʌnfˈɛɹ tʊ ɐ vˈɛɹi fˈeɪməs bˈʊk, aɪ hæv tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd tˈuː ɛkstɹˈiːmli kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk stˈɔːɹiz ; ænd æz ðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃənz ɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɑːvəlz ɑːɹ baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə lˈaɪvlɪɪst ænd mˈoʊst vˈɪɡɚɹəs pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk hˈɛptɐmɚɹən," aɪ hæv tʃˈoʊzən tˈuː ðæt fˈɑːloʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.