text_original: The dying man was quite conscious, and bid us all farewell. Somehow I could not weep, though my heart seemed to be breaking. The last moments were the most harassing and heartbreaking of all. For some time past Pokrovski had been asking for something with his failing tongue, but I had been unable to distinguish his words.
text_transcription: THE DYING MAN WAS QUITE CONSCIOUS AND BID US ALL FAREWELL SOMEHOW I COULD NOT WEEP THOUGH MY HEART SEEMED TO BE BREAKING THE LAST MOMENTS WERE THE MOST HARASSING AND HEART BREAKING OF ALL FOR SOME TIME PAST POKROVSKI HAD BEEN ASKING FOR SOMETHING WITH HIS FAILING TONGUE BUT I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH HIS WORDS
phonemes: ðə dˈaɪɪŋ mˈæn wʌz kwˈaɪt kˈɑːnʃəs, ænd bˈɪd ˌʌs ˈɔːl fɛɹwˈɛl. sˈʌmhaʊ aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt wˈiːp, ðˌoʊ maɪ hˈɑːɹt sˈiːmd təbi bɹˈeɪkɪŋ. ðə lˈæst mˈoʊmənts wɜː ðə mˈoʊst hɚɹˈæsɪŋ ænd hˈɑːɹtbɹeɪkɪŋ ʌv ˈɔːl. fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm pˈæst pəkɹˈɑːvski hɐdbɪn ˈæskɪŋ fɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ wɪð hɪz fˈeɪlɪŋ tˈʌŋ, bˌʌt aɪ hɐdbɪn ʌnˈeɪbəl tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ hɪz wˈɜːdz.