text_original: He writes to him of course about his studies, how he is learning Greek and hopes one day to rival the most eloquent Hellenic authors, how he is so hard at work as to have made ex  tracts in the course of a few days from sixty books at least, but playfully relieves his fears by telling him that some of the books were very short.
text_transcription: HE WRITES TO HIM OF COURSE ABOUT HIS STUDIES HOW HE IS LEARNING GREEK AND HOPES ONE DAY TO RIVAL THE MOST ELOQUENT HELLENIC AUTHORS HOW HE IS SO HARD AT WORK AS TO HAVE MADE EXTRACTS IN THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS FROM SIXTY BOOKS AT LEAST BUT PLAYFULLY RELIEVES HIS FEARS BY TELLING HIM THAT SOME OF THE BOOKS WERE VERY SHORT
phonemes: hiː ɹˈaɪts tə hˌɪm ʌv kˈɔːɹs ɐbˌaʊt hɪz stˈʌdiz, hˌaʊ hiː ɪz lˈɜːnɪŋ ɡɹˈiːk ænd hˈoʊps wˈʌn dˈeɪ tə ɹˈaɪvəl ðə mˈoʊst ˈɛləkwənt hɛlˈɛnɪk ˈɔːθɚz, hˌaʊ hiː ɪz sˌoʊ hˈɑːɹd æt wˈɜːk æz tə hæv mˌeɪd ˈɛks tɹˈækts ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs əvə fjˈuː dˈeɪz fɹʌm sˈɪksti bˈʊks æt lˈiːst, bˌʌt plˈeɪfəli ɹᵻlˈiːvz hɪz fˈɪɹz baɪ tˈɛlɪŋ hˌɪm ðæt sˌʌm ʌvðə bˈʊks wɜː vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt.