text_original: Mr. Crofts, who had received twelve thousand pounds with his wife, (whose clandestine marriage had prevented it's being secured in settlement,) used it, as his father directed, in gaming in the stocks, with equal avidity and equal success.
text_transcription: MISTER CROFTS WHO HAD RECEIVED TWELVE THOUSAND POUNDS WITH HIS WIFE WHOSE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE HAD PREVENTED ITS BEING SECURED IN SETTLEMENT USED IT AS HIS FATHER DIRECTED IN GAMING IN THE STOCKS WITH EQUAL AVIDITY AND EQUAL SUCCESS
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. kɹˈɔfts, hˌuː hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd twˈɛlv θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf, (hˌuːz klændˈɛstɪn mˈæɹɪdʒ hæd pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ɪts bˌiːɪŋ sᵻkjˈʊɹd ɪn sˈɛɾəlmənt,) jˈuːzd ɪt, æz hɪz fˈɑːðɚ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd, ɪn ɡˈeɪmɪŋ ɪnðə stˈɑːks, wɪð ˈiːkwəl ævˈɪdᵻɾi ænd ˈiːkwəl səksˈɛs.