text_original: During the last years his health was a matter of grave anxiety to his friends. In the spring of 1891 he seemed better. He was engaged in writing a life of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
text_transcription: DURING THE LAST YEARS HIS HEALTH WAS A MATTER OF GRAVE ANXIETY TO HIS FRIENDS IN THE SPRING OF EIGHTEEN NINETY ONE HE SEEMED BETTER HE WAS ENGAGED IN WRITING A LIFE OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORN
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz hɪz hˈɛlθ wʌzɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪv æŋzˈaɪəɾi tə hɪz fɹˈɛndz. ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn hiː sˈiːmd bˈɛɾɚ. hiː wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv nɐθˈænjəl hˈɔːθɔːɹn.