text_original: My misfortunes began with the illness and death of Pokrovski, who was taken worse two months after what I have last recorded in these memoirs. During those two months he worked hard to procure himself a livelihood since hitherto he had had no assured position.
text_transcription: MY MISFORTUNES BEGAN WITH THE ILLNESS AND DEATH OF POKROVSKI WHO WAS TAKEN WORTH TWO MONTHS AFTER WHAT I HAVE LAST RECORDED IN THESE MEMOIRS DURING THOSE TWO MONTHS HE WORKED HARD TO PROCURE HIMSELF A LIVELIHOOD SINCE HITHERTO HE HAD HAD NO ASSURED POSITION
phonemes: maɪ mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊnz bɪɡˈæn wɪððɪ ˈɪlnəs ænd dˈɛθ ʌv pəkɹˈɑːvski, hˌuː wʌz tˈeɪkən wˈɜːs tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ wʌt aɪ hæv lˈæst ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdᵻd ɪn ðiːz mˈɛmwɑːɹz. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðoʊz tˈuː mˈʌnθs hiː wˈɜːkt hˈɑːɹd tə pɹəkjˈʊɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ lˈaɪvlihˌʊd sˈɪns hˈɪðɚtˌuː hiː hæd hæd nˈoʊ əʃˈʊɹd pəzˈɪʃən.