text_original: The supposition was that when he had sold his violin, and played on it his last tune, he had started, possibly in some spirit of half madness, for the identical spot which that tune commemorated, and had reached it but to die.
text_transcription: THE SUPPOSITION WAS THAT WHEN HE HAD SOLD HIS VIOLIN AND PLAYED ON IT HIS LAST TUNE HE HAD STARTED POSSIBLY IN SOME SPIRIT OF HALF MADNESS FOR THE IDENTICAL SPOT WHICH THAT TUNE COMMEMORATED AND HAD REACHED IT BUT TO DIE
phonemes: ðə səpəzˈɪʃən wʌz ðæt wɛn hiː hæd sˈoʊld hɪz vaɪəlˈɪn, ænd plˈeɪd ˌɔn ɪt hɪz lˈæst tˈuːn, hiː hæd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd, pˈɑːsᵻbli ɪn sˌʌm spˈɪɹɪt ʌv hˈæf mˈædnəs, fɚðɪ aɪdˈɛntɪkəl spˈɑːt wˌɪtʃ ðæt tˈuːn kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ɪt bˌʌt tə dˈaɪ.