text_original: He knew that the successful speculations, by means of which Mr. Henley had accumulated his wealth, had raised against him enemies, who had spread scandalous reports which had never been completely refuted. The silent secession of friends, in whose fidelity he trusted, had hardened the man's heart and embittered his nature. Strangers in distress, who appealed to the rich retired merchant for help, found in their excellent references to character the worst form of persuasion that they could have adopted.
text_transcription: HE KNEW THAT THE SUCCESSFUL SPECULATIONS BY MEANS OF WHICH MISTER HENLEY HAD ACCUMULATED HIS WEALTH HAD RAISED AGAINST HIM ENEMIES WHO HAD SPREAD SCANDALOUS REPORTS WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN COMPLETELY REFUTED THE SILENT SUCCESSION OF FRIENDS IN WHOSE FIDELITY HE TRUSTED HAD HARDENED THE MAN'S HEART AND EMBITTERED HIS NATURE STRANGERS IN DISTRESS WHO APPEALED TO THE RICH RETIRED MERCHANT FOR HELP FOUND IN THEIR EXCELLENT REFERENCES TO CHARACTER THE WORST FORM OF PERSUASION THAT THEY COULD HAVE ADOPTED
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ðætðə səksˈɛsfəl spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃənz, baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvwˈɪtʃ mˈɪstɚ. hˈɛnli hæd ɐkjˈuːmjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz wˈɛlθ, hæd ɹˈeɪzd ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm ˈɛnəmiz, hˌuː hæd spɹˈɛd skˈændələs ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts wˌɪtʃ hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn kəmplˈiːtli ɹᵻfjˈuːɾᵻd. ðə sˈaɪlənt sɛsˈɛʃən ʌv fɹˈɛndz, ɪn hˌuːz fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi hiː tɹˈʌstᵻd, hæd hˈɑːɹdənd ðə mˈænz hˈɑːɹt ænd ɛmbˈɪɾɚd hɪz nˈeɪtʃɚ. stɹˈeɪndʒɚz ɪn dɪstɹˈɛs, hˌuː ɐpˈiːld tə ðə ɹˈɪtʃ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd mˈɜːtʃənt fɔːɹ hˈɛlp, fˈaʊnd ɪn ðɛɹ ˈɛksələnt ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə kˈæɹɪktɚ ðə wˈɜːst fˈɔːɹm ʌv pɚswˈeɪʒən ðæt ðeɪ kˌʊdɐv ɐdˈɑːptᵻd.