text_original: Grief at the harshness of his wife led the elder Pokrovski to plunge into dissipation, and to remain in an almost permanent condition of drunkenness.
text_transcription: GRIEVE AT THE HARSHNESS OF HIS WIFE LED THE ELDER POKROVSKI TO PLUNGE INTO DISSIPATION AND TO REMAIN IN AN ALMOST PERMANENT CONDITION OF DRUNKENNESS
phonemes: ɡɹˈiːf æt ðə hˈɑːɹʃnəs ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf lˈɛd ðɪ ˈɛldɚ pəkɹˈɑːvski tə plˈʌndʒ ˌɪntʊ dˌɪsɪpˈeɪʃən, ænd tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɪn ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst pˈɜːmənənt kəndˈɪʃən ʌv dɹˈʌŋkənnəs.