text_original: In his younger days he might have been almost handsome, but he was one of those men who had lost youth early in life. It was a face with which sorrow had been very busy, and hard work had put the finishing touches to the lines that sorrow had begun.
text_transcription: IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ALMOST HANDSOME BUT HE WAS ONE OF THOSE MEN WHO HAD LOST YOUTH EARLY IN LIFE IT WAS A FACE WITH WHICH SORROW HAD BEEN VERY BUSY AND HARD WORK HAD PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE LINES THAT SORROW HAD BEGUN
phonemes: ɪn hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ dˈeɪz hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst hˈændsʌm, bˌʌt hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz mˈɛn hˌuː hæd lˈɔst jˈuːθ ˈɜːli ɪn lˈaɪf. ɪt wʌzɐ fˈeɪs wɪð wˌɪtʃ sˈɑːɹoʊ hɐdbɪn vˈɛɹi bˈɪzi, ænd hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːk hæd pˌʊt ðə fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ tˈʌtʃᵻz tə ðə lˈaɪnz ðæt sˈɑːɹoʊ hæd bɪɡˈʌn.