text_original: So obscure were the conditions in which this boy began his existence that it is not quite certain whether he was born in 1697 or 1698, and there is even some dispute as to whether his birthplace was in the parish of St. Martin, Ludgate, or in the parish of St. Bartholomew.
text_transcription: SO OBSCURE WERE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THIS BOY BEGAN HIS EXISTENCE THAT IT IS NOT QUITE CERTAIN WHETHER HE WAS BORN IN SIXTEEN NINETY SEVEN OR SIXTEEN NINETY EIGHT AND THERE IS EVEN SOME DISPUTE AS TO WHETHER HIS BIRTHPLACE WAS IN THE PARISH OF SAINT MARTIN LUDGATE OR IN THE PARISH OF SAINT BARTHOLEMWEW
phonemes: sˌoʊ əbskjˈʊɹ wɜː ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪs bˈɔɪ bɪɡˈæn hɪz ɛɡzˈɪstəns ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩ wˈɛðɚ hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ænd ðɛɹ ɪz ˈiːvən sˌʌm dɪspjˈuːt æz tə wˈɛðɚ hɪz bˈɜːθpleɪs wʌz ɪnðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv sənt. mˈɑːɹtɪn, lˈʌdɡeɪt, ɔːɹ ɪnðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv sənt. bɑːɹθˈɑːləmjˌuː.