text_original: His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast. The general character of his face seemed to appertain to the middle period of life; but a closer inspection enabled the beholder to detect in it marks of extreme old age.
text_transcription: HIS SPINE WAS CROOKED AND HIS HEAD APPEARED BURI IN HIS BREAST THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF HIS FACE SEEMED TO APPERTAIN TO THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF LIFE BUT A CLOSER INSPECTION ENABLED THE BEHOLDER TO DETECT IN IT MARKS OF EXTREME OLD AGE
phonemes: hɪz spˈaɪn wʌz kɹˈʊkənd, ænd hɪz hˈɛd ɐpˈɪɹd bˈɛɹid ɪn hɪz bɹˈɛst. ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv hɪz fˈeɪs sˈiːmd tʊ ɐpˈɜːteɪn tə ðə mˈɪdəl pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv lˈaɪf; bˌʌt ɐ klˈoʊsɚɹ ɪnspˈɛkʃən ɛnˈeɪbəld ðə bᵻhˈoʊldɚ tə dɪtˈɛkt ɪn ɪt mˈɑːɹks ʌv ɛkstɹˈiːm ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ.