text_original: Whatever men and women were doing furnished matter of observation and comment to the watchful ' Spectator.' But a consistent purpose animated and inspired the whole literary work and made it read more like a discursive story than like a series of disconnected essays.
text_transcription: WHATEVER MEN AND WOMEN WERE DOING FURNISHED MATTER OF OBSERVATION AND COMMENT TO THE WATCHFUL SPECTATOR BUT A CONSISTENT PURPOSE ANIMATED AND INSPIRED THE WHOLE LITERARY WORK AND MADE IT READ MORE LIKE A DISCURSIVE STORY THAN LIKE A SERIES OF DISCONNECTED ESSAYS
phonemes: wʌtˈɛvɚ mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn wɜː dˌuːɪŋ fˈɜːnɪʃt mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ænd kˈɑːmɛnt tə ðə wˈɑːtʃfəl spɛktˈeɪɾɚ.bˌʌt ɐ kənsˈɪstənt pˈɜːpəs ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɪnspˈaɪɚd ðə hˈoʊl lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɜːk ænd mˌeɪd ɪt ɹˈiːd mˈɔːɹ lˈaɪk ɐ dɪskˈɜːsɪv stˈɔːɹi ðɐn lˈaɪk ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv dɪskənˈɛktᵻd ˈɛseɪz.