text_original: From his birth he thus may be said to have combined two nationalities, for he was bom in Paris, he was brought up in the court of Louis the Fourteenth, and he was intended for the priest  hood; but he had no calling whatever for the clerical profession, and even in his boyish studies showed al  ready his taste for a military life and his determination to be a soldier.
text_transcription: FROM HIS BIRTH HE THUS MAY BE SAID TO HAVE COMBINED TWO NATIONALITIES FOR HE WAS BORN IN PARIS HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE COURT OF LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH AND HE WAS INTENDED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BUT HE HAD NO CALLING WHATEVER FOR THE CLERICAL PROFESSION AND EVEN IN HIS BOYISH STUDIES SHOWED ALREADY HIS TASTE FOR A MILITARY LIFE AND HIS DETERMINATION TO BE A SOLDIER
phonemes: fɹʌm hɪz bˈɜːθ hiː ðˈʌs mˈeɪ biː sˈɛd tə hæv kəmbˈaɪnd tˈuː nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾiz, fɔːɹ hiː wʌz bˈɑːm ɪn pˈæɹɪs, hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp ɪnðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv lˈuːi ðə fˈɔːɹtiːnθ, ænd hiː wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd fɚðə pɹˈiːst hˈʊd; bˌʌt hiː hæd nˈoʊ kˈɔːlɪŋ wʌtˈɛvɚ fɚðə klˈɛɹɪkəl pɹəfˈɛʃən, ænd ˈiːvən ɪn hɪz bˈɔɪɪʃ stˈʌdiz ʃˈoʊd ˈæl ɹˈɛdi hɪz tˈeɪst fɚɹə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi lˈaɪf ænd hɪz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən təbi ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ.