text_original: His wife had died several years before in India, where he was employed by the government. His parents had both died during his youth, and brother or sister he never had. Neither had he an uncle or an own cousin. An aunt by marriage he possibly may have had, but were she living she could be nothing to him. Thomas Brandon, Earl of Allerdale, had reached the age of sixty four, a hale hearty old man, seemingly as strong and vigorous as ever.
text_transcription: HIS WIFE HAD DIED SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE IN INDIA WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT HIS PARENTS HAD BOTH DIED DURING HIS YOUTH AND BROTHER OR SISTER HE NEVER HAD NEITHER HAD HE AN UNCLE OR AN OWN COUSIN AN AUNT BY MARRIAGE HE POSSIBLY MAY HAVE HAD WHERE SHE WAS LIVING SHE COULD BE NOTHING TO HIM THOMAS BRANDON EARL OF ALLADALE HAD REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY FOUR A HALE HEARTY OLD MAN SEEMINGLY AS STRONG AND VIGOROUS AS EVER
phonemes: hɪz wˈaɪf hæd dˈaɪd sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪn ˈɪndiə, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt. hɪz pˈɛɹənts hæd bˈoʊθ dˈaɪd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz jˈuːθ, ænd bɹˈʌðɚ ɔːɹ sˈɪstɚ hiː nˈɛvɚ hˌæd. nˈiːðɚ hæd hiː ɐn ˈʌŋkəl ɔːɹ ɐn ˈoʊn kˈʌzən. ɐn ˈænt baɪ mˈæɹɪdʒ hiː pˈɑːsᵻbli mˌeɪhɐv hˌæd, bˌʌt wɜː ʃiː lˈɪvɪŋ ʃiː kʊd biː nˈʌθɪŋ tə hˌɪm. tˈɑːməs bɹˈændən, ˈɜːl ʌv ˈælɚdˌeɪl, hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ, ɐ hˈeɪl hˈɑːɹɾi ˈoʊld mˈæn, sˈiːmɪŋli æz stɹˈɔŋ ænd vˈɪɡɚɹəs æz ˈɛvɚ.