text_original: From the opening of his career he had no antiquated prejudices to set him against new systems, and everything in Western civilisation was so new to him that his mind had a free choice for the selection of whatever seemed most suitable for his purpose to imitate and adopt.
text_transcription: FROM THE OPENING OF HIS CAREER HE HAD NO ANTIQUATED PREJUDICES TO SET HIM AGAINST NEW SYSTEMS AND EVERYTHING IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION WAS SO NEW TO HIM THAT HIS MIND HAD A FREE CHOICE FOR THE SELECTION OF WHATEVER SEEMED MOST SUITABLE FOR HIS PURPOSE TO IMITATE AND ADOPT
phonemes: fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ hiː hæd nˈoʊ ˈæntɪkwˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪsᵻz tə sˈɛt hˌɪm ɐɡˈɛnst nˈuː sˈɪstəmz, ænd ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ɪn wˈɛstɚn sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən wʌz sˌoʊ nˈuː tə hˌɪm ðæt hɪz mˈaɪnd hæd ɐ fɹˈiː tʃˈɔɪs fɚðə sᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv wʌtˈɛvɚ sˈiːmd mˈoʊst sˈuːɾəbəl fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɜːpəs tʊ ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt ænd ɐdˈɑːpt.