hiː wʌz ɐkˈʌstəmd tə spˈiːk ɛkstˈɛmpoːɹ, ænd, wˌɛn hiː ɹˈoʊz tə spˈiːk, hiː fɹˈiːkwəntli dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ wɪð wʌt wˈɜːd hiː ʃˌʊd bɪɡˈɪn: hˈɛns ɪn hɪz ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ ɪt wʌz wɪð bˈoʊθ kəntˈɛmpt ænd ˈæŋɡɚ ðæt hiː jˈuːzd tə lˈɪsən tə ðə stˈʌdid pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv hɔːɹtˈɛnsɪəs.
He was accustomed to speak extempore, and, when he rose to speak, he frequently did not know with what word he should begin: hence in his old age it was with both contempt and anger that he used to listen to the studied periods of Hortensius.