text_original: Some there were of ancient lineage and good old names ; some were adventurers from the provinces who had come to push their fortunes in the capital, some even of the meanest rank who crowded into a profession where a ready tongue and impudence seemed the only needful stock in trade.
text_transcription: SOME THERE WERE OF ANCIENT LINEAGE AND GOOD OLD NAMES SOME WERE ADVENTURERS FROM THE PROVINCES WHO HAD COME TO PUSH THEIR FORTUNES IN THE CAPITAL SOME EVEN OF THE MEANEST RANK WHO CROWDED INTO A PROFESSION WHERE A READY TONGUE AND IMPUDENCE SEEMED THE ONLY NEEDFUL STOCK IN TRADE
phonemes: sˌʌm ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt lˈɪnɪɪdʒ ænd ɡˈʊd ˈoʊld nˈeɪmz ; sˌʌm wɜːɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚz fɹʌmðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz hˌuː hæd kˈʌm tə pˈʊʃ ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ɪnðə kˈæpɪɾəl, sˌʌm ˈiːvən ʌvðə mˈiːnɪst ɹˈæŋk hˌuː kɹˈaʊdᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃən wˌɛɹ ɐ ɹˈɛdi tˈʌŋ ænd ɪmpjˈuːdəns sˈiːmd ðɪ ˈoʊnli nˈiːdfəl stˈɑːk ɪn tɹˈeɪd.