text_original: "At the end of the war, finding my appointments reduced to two shillings and fourpence per day, and being addicted to pleasures which I could not possibly purchase from such a fund, I sold my half pay for two hundred pounds, which I lent upon bond to a young officer of the same regiment, on condition that he should insure his life, and restore one fourth part of the sum by way of premium.
text_transcription: AT THE END OF THE WAR FINDING MY APPOINTMENTS REDUCED TO TWO SHILLINGS AND FOURPENCE PER DAY AND BEING ADDICTED TO PLEASURES WHICH I COULD NOT POSSIBLY PURCHASE FROM SUCH A FUND I SOLD MY HALF PAY FOR TWO HUNDRED POUNDS WHICH I LENT UPON BOND TO A YOUNG OFFICER OF THE SAME REGIMENT ON CONDITION THAT HE SHOULD ENSURE HIS LIFE AND RESTORE ONE FOURTH PART OF THE SUM BY WAY OF PREMIUM
phonemes: "æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, fˈaɪndɪŋ maɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənts ɹᵻdˈuːst tə tˈuː ʃˈɪlɪŋz ænd fˈɔːɹpəns pɜː dˈeɪ, ænd bˌiːɪŋ ɐdˈɪktᵻd tə plˈɛʒɚz wˌɪtʃ aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt pˈɑːsᵻbli pˈɜːtʃɪs fɹʌm sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈʌnd, aɪ sˈoʊld maɪ hˈæf pˈeɪ fɔːɹ tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd pˈaʊndz, wˌɪtʃ aɪ lˈɛnt əpˌɑːn bˈɑːnd tʊ ɐ jˈʌŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪm ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, ˌɔn kəndˈɪʃən ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd ɪnʃˈʊɹ hɪz lˈaɪf, ænd ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ wˈʌn fˈɔːɹθ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈʌm baɪ wˈeɪ ʌv pɹˈiːmiəm.