text_original: It would have been better for this broken down old spendthrift if he could have received his pittance weekly, or even daily ; for it was his habit to dine at the Trois Freres, and wear pale straw coloured gloves, and a flower in his button hole, at the beginning of the month, and to subsist on rolls and coffee towards its close.
text_transcription: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THIS BROKEN DOWN OLD SPENDTHRIFT IF HE COULD HAVE RECEIVED HIS PITTANCE WEEKLY OR EVEN DAILY FOR IT WAS HIS HABIT TO DINE AT THE TROI FROIR AND WEAR PALE STRAW COLOURED GLOVES AND A FLOWER IN HIS BUTTON HOLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND TO SUBSIST ON ROLLS AND COFFEE TOWARDS ITS CLOSE
phonemes: ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn bˈɛɾɚ fɔːɹ ðɪs bɹˈoʊkən dˌaʊn ˈoʊld spˈɛndθɹɪft ɪf hiː kˌʊdɐv ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz pˈɪtəns wˈiːkli, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən dˈeɪli ; fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz hɪz hˈæbɪt tə dˈaɪn æt ðə twˈɑː fɹˈɪɹz, ænd wˈɛɹ pˈeɪl stɹˈɔː kˈʌlɚd ɡlˈʌvz, ænd ɐ flˈaʊɚɹ ɪn hɪz bˈʌʔn̩ hˈoʊl, æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə mˈʌnθ, ænd tə sʌbsˈɪst ˌɔn ɹˈoʊlz ænd kˈɔfi təwˈɔːɹdz ɪts klˈoʊs.