text_original: Youth and beauty and freshness were to him as the very wine of life — second only to actual Cliquot, or Roederer, Clos Vougeot, or Marcobriinner. His wife was too well acquainted with this weakness.
text_transcription: YOUTH AND BEAUTY AND FRESHNESS WERE TO HIM AS THE VERY WINE OF LIFE SECOND ONLY TO ACTUAL CLICKO OR RHODORER CLOV OR GAIE OR MARCA BRUNA HIS WIFE WAS TOO WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THIS WEAKNESS
phonemes: jˈuːθ ænd bjˈuːɾi ænd fɹˈɛʃnəs wɜː tə hˌɪm æz ðə vˈɛɹi wˈaɪn ʌv lˈaɪf — sˈɛkənd ˈoʊnli tʊ ˈæktʃuːəl klˈɪkwɑːt, ɔːɹ ɹˈoʊdɚɹɚ, klˈoʊz vˈaʊdʒɪˌɑːt, ɔːɹ mˈɑːɹkəbɹˌɪɪnɚ. hɪz wˈaɪf wʌz tˈuː wˈɛl ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ðɪs wˈiːknəs.