text_original: He had been an [old man then, degraded, humiliated, broken down by sorrow and shame : to day he was young, handsome, gay, defiant, UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW. 71 pompous, prepared to go out into the world and hold his place amongst the butterflies once more.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN AN OLD MAN THEN DEGRADED HUMILIATED BROKEN DOWN BY SORROW AND SHAME TO DAY HE WAS YOUNG HANDSOME GAY DEFIANT POMPOUS PREPARED TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND HOLD HIS PLACE AMONGST THE BUTTERFLIES ONCE MORE
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn æn [ˈoʊld mˈæn ðˈɛn, dᵻɡɹˈeɪdᵻd, hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd, bɹˈoʊkən dˌaʊn baɪ sˈɑːɹoʊ ænd ʃˈeɪm : tə dˈeɪ hiː wʌz jˈʌŋ, hˈændsʌm, ɡˈeɪ, dᵻfˈaɪənt, əpˌɑːn ðə θɹˈɛʃoʊld əvə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɑːɹoʊ. sˈɛvənti wˈʌn pˈɑːmpəs, pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə ɡˌoʊ ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːld ænd hˈoʊld hɪz plˈeɪs ɐmˌʌŋst ðə bˈʌɾɚflˌaɪz wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ.