text_original: Were I to give you an account how I have spent my time, you would smile. I found an old French Bible here, and amused myself with comparing it with our English translation; then I would listen to the falling leaves, or observe the various tints the autumn gave to them.
text_transcription: WERE I TO GIVE YOU AN ACCOUNT HOW I HAVE SPENT MY TIME YOU WOULD SMILE I FOUND AN OLD FRENCH BIBLE HERE AND AMUSED MYSELF WITH COMPARING IT WITH OUR ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEN I WOULD LISTEN TO THE FALLING LEAVES OR OBSERVEED THE VARIOUS TINTS THE AUTUMN GAVE TO THEM
phonemes: wɜːɹ aɪ tə ɡˈɪv juː ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt hˌaʊ aɪ hæv spˈɛnt maɪ tˈaɪm, juː wʊd smˈaɪl. aɪ fˈaʊnd ɐn ˈoʊld fɹˈɛntʃ bˈaɪbəl hˈɪɹ, ænd ɐmjˈuːzd maɪsˈɛlf wɪð kəmpˈɛɹɪŋ ɪt wɪð ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tɹænslˈeɪʃən; ðˈɛn aɪ wʊd lˈɪsən tə ðə fˈɔːlɪŋ lˈiːvz, ɔːɹ əbzˈɜːv ðə vˈɛɹiəs tˈɪnts ðɪ ˈɔːɾʌm ɡˈeɪv tə ðˌɛm.