text_original: The elder Pliny, who never lost a chance of learning, resolved to start at once to study the new marvel, and asked his nephew to go with him. But the young student, who even in later life cared more for books than nature, had a task to finish and declined to go.
text_transcription: THE ELDER PLENTY WHO NEVER LOST A CHANCE OF LEARNING RESOLVED TO START AT ONCE TO STUDY THE NEW MARVEL AND ASKED HIS NEPHEW TO GO WITH HIM BUT THE YOUNG STUDENT WHO EVEN IN LATER LIFE CARED MORE FOR BOOKS THAN NATURE HAD A TASK TO FINISH AND DECLINE TO GO
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛldɚ plˈaɪni, hˌuː nˈɛvɚ lˈɔst ɐ tʃˈæns ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ, ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə stˈɑːɹt ɐtwˈʌns tə stˈʌdi ðə nˈuː mˈɑːɹvəl, ænd ˈæskt hɪz nˈɛfjuː tə ɡˈoʊ wɪð hˌɪm. bˌʌt ðə jˈʌŋ stˈuːdənt, hˌuː ˈiːvən ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ lˈaɪf kˈɛɹd mˈɔːɹ fɔːɹ bˈʊks ðɐn nˈeɪtʃɚ, hæd ɐ tˈæsk tə fˈɪnɪʃ ænd dᵻklˈaɪnd tə ɡˈoʊ.