text_original: The former was forty six, the later one year younger. They had been friendly in youth, had been classmates at college, and had been much together in after life. In India they had been like brothers, a common misfortune, or calamity, having cemented the bonds of their union more firmly and more closely than ever before.
text_transcription: THE FORMER WAS FORTY SIX THE LATER ONE YEAR YOUNGER THEY HAD BEEN VERY FRIENDLY IN YOUTH HAD BEEN CLASSMATES AT COLLEGE AND HAD BEEN VERY MUCH TOGETHER IN AFTER LIFE IN INDIA THEY HAD BEEN LIKE BROTHERS A COMMON MISFORTUNE OR CALAMITY HAVING CEMENTED THE BONDS OF THEIR UNION MORE FIRMLY AND MORE CLOSELY THAN EVER BEFORE
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ wʌz fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks, ðə lˈeɪɾɚ wˈʌn jˈɪɹ jˈʌŋɡɚ. ðeɪ hɐdbɪn fɹˈɛndli ɪn jˈuːθ, hɐdbɪn klˈæsmeɪts æt kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd hɐdbɪn mˈʌtʃ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ˈæftɚ lˈaɪf. ɪn ˈɪndiə ðeɪ hɐdbɪn lˈaɪk bɹˈʌðɚz, ɐ kˈɑːmən mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ɔːɹ kɐlˈæmᵻɾi, hˌævɪŋ sᵻmˈɛntᵻd ðə bˈɑːndz ʌv ðɛɹ jˈuːniən mˈɔːɹ fˈɜːmli ænd mˈɔːɹ klˈoʊsli ðɐn ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˈɔːɹ.