text_original: He began life with a fair estate left him by his father, and having contrived to squander the best part of his patrimony within a few years of his coming of age, was so lucky as to marry the only daughter and heiress of a rich banker, thereby acquiring a second fortune just at that critical moment when the first was on the verge of exhaustion.
text_transcription: HE BEGAN LIFE WITH A FAIR ESTATE LEFT HIM BY HIS FATHER AND HAVING CONTRIVED TO SQUANDER THE BEST PART OF HIS PATRIMONY WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF HIS COMING OF AGE WAS SO LUCKY AS TO MARRY THE ONLY DAUGHTER AND HEIRESS OF A RICH BANKER THEREBY ACQUIRING A SECOND FORTUNE JUST AT THAT CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN THE FIRST WAS ON THE VERGE OF EXHAUSTION
phonemes: hiː bɪɡˈæn lˈaɪf wɪð ɐ fˈɛɹ ᵻstˈeɪt lˈɛft hˌɪm baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ænd hˌævɪŋ kəntɹˈaɪvd tə skwˈɑːndɚ ðə bˈɛst pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz pˈætɹɪməni wɪðˌɪn ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz kˈʌmɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, wʌz sˌoʊ lˈʌki æz tə mˈæɹi ðɪ ˈoʊnli dˈɔːɾɚ ænd ˈɛɹɛs əvɚ ɹˈɪtʃ bˈæŋkɚ, ðɛɹbˈaɪ ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɐ sˈɛkənd fˈɔːɹtʃʊn dʒˈʌst æt ðæt kɹˈɪɾɪkəl mˈoʊmənt wɛn ðə fˈɜːst wʌz ɔnðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv ɛɡzˈɔːstʃən.