text_original: In spite of his strong constitution and grand look, the old man's health was declining. The death of his wife, which happened in 1894, after forty seven years of marriage, had been a grievous sorrow to him ; he himself was tired of life.
text_transcription: IN SPITE OF HIS STRONG CONSTITUTION AND GRAND LOOK THE OLD MAN'S HEALTH WAS DECLINING THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE WHICH HAPPENED IN OCTOBER EIGHTEEN NINETY FOUR AFTER FORTY SEVEN YEARS OF MARRIAGE HAD BEEN A GRIEVOUS SORROW TO HIM HE HIMSELF WAS TIRED OF LIFE
phonemes: ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv hɪz stɹˈɔŋ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ænd ɡɹˈænd lˈʊk, ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈænz hˈɛlθ wʌz dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ. ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf, wˌɪtʃ hˈæpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈɔːɹ, ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ʌv mˈæɹɪdʒ, hɐdbɪn ɐ ɡɹˈiːvəs sˈɑːɹoʊ tə hˌɪm ; hiː hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz tˈaɪɚd ʌv lˈaɪf.