text_original: His friends, in fact, pleaded for him by saying : " You know what sort of a man Harley is; you know that he often becomes for the time a mere John o' Dreams, and the greatest irregularities might go on in his, office and under his very eyes without his knowing anything about them or having any suspicion that such things might occur."
text_transcription: HIS FRIENDS IN FACT PLEADED FOR HIM BY SAYING YOU KNOW WHAT SORT OF A MAN HARLEY IS YOU KNOW THAT HE OFTEN BECOMES FOR THE TIME A MERE JOHN OF DREAMS AND THE GREATEST IRREGULARITIES MIGHT GO ON IN HIS OFFICE AND UNDER HIS VERY EYES WITHOUT HIS KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THEM OR HAVING ANY SUSPICION THAT SUCH THINGS MIGHT OCCUR
phonemes: hɪz fɹˈɛndz, ɪn fˈækt, plˈiːdᵻd fɔːɹ hˌɪm baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ : " juː nˈoʊ wʌt sˈɔːɹt əvə mˈæn hˈɑːɹli ɪz; juː nˈoʊ ðæt hiː ˈɔfən bɪkˌʌmz fɚðə tˈaɪm ɐ mˈɪɹ dʒˈɑːn ˈoʊ dɹˈiːmz, ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾiz mˌaɪt ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn ɪn hˈɪz, ˈɑːfɪs ænd ˌʌndɚ hɪz vˈɛɹi ˈaɪz wɪðˌaʊt hɪz nˈoʊɪŋ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðˌɛm ɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ ˌɛni səspˈɪʃən ðæt sˈʌtʃ θˈɪŋz mˌaɪt əkˈɜː."