text_original: Steele took especial delight in going over these contributions from the outer w^orld, and it was said of him by one of his colleagues that he had often by a few happy touches converted a commonplace little epistolary homily into an essay sparkling with humorous illustration.
text_transcription: STEELE TOOK A SPECIAL DELIGHT IN GOING OVER THESE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE OUTER WORLD AND IT WAS SAID OF HIM BY ONE OF HIS COLLEAGUES THAT HE HAD OFTEN BY A FEW HAPPY TOUCHES CONVERTED A COMMONPLACE LITTLE EPISTOLARY HOMILY INTO AN ESSAY SPARKLING WITH HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATION
phonemes: stˈiːl tˈʊk ɪspˈɛʃəl dᵻlˈaɪt ɪn ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðiːz kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz fɹʌmðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈɔːɹld, ænd ɪt wʌz sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm baɪ wˈʌn ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz ðæt hiː hæd ˈɔfən baɪ ɐ fjˈuː hˈæpi tˈʌtʃᵻz kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ɐ kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs lˈɪɾəl ᵻpɪstˈoʊlɛɹi hˈɑːməli ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈɛseɪ spˈɑːɹklɪŋ wɪð hjˈuːmɚɹəs ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən.