text_original: But he started in the gayest mood, made messmates and friends of all he met, and did not stay to pick and choose. His low pleasantries and jovial humour charmed all the muleteers and soldiers on the road, and in the camp he was hearty and 134 The Earlier Empire, A,D.
text_transcription: BUT HE STARTED IN THE GAYEST MOOD MADE MESSMATES AND FRIENDS OF ALL HE MET AND DID NOT STAY TO PICK AND CHOOSE HIS LOW PLEASANTRIES AND JOVIAL HUMOR CHARMED ALL THE MULETEERS AND SOLDIERS ON THE ROAD AND IN THE CAMP
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə ɡˈeɪɪst mˈuːd, mˌeɪd mˈɛsmeɪts ænd fɹˈɛndz ʌv ˈɔːl hiː mˈɛt, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt stˈeɪ tə pˈɪk ænd tʃˈuːz. hɪz lˈoʊ plˈɛzəntɹiz ænd dʒˈoʊvɪəl hjˈuːmɚ tʃˈɑːɹmd ˈɔːl ðə mjˌʊlɪtˈɪɹz ænd sˈoʊldʒɚz ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd, ænd ɪnðə kˈæmp hiː wʌz hˈɑːɹɾi ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈeɪ,dˈiː.