text_original: He had had brilliant successes, and he had devoted friends, but a slight failure was more to him than a great success, and what he regarded as the falling off of one friend was for the time of more account to him than the steady and faithful friendship of many men and women.
text_transcription: HE HAD HAD BRILLIANT SUCCESSES AND HE HAD DEVOTED FRIENDS BUT A SLIGHT FAILURE WAS MORE TO HIM THAN A GREAT SUCCESS AND WHAT HE REGARDED AS THE FALLING OFF OF ONE FRIEND WAS FOR THE TIME OF MORE ACCOUNT TO HIM THAN THE STEADY AND FAITHFUL FRIENDSHIP OF MANY MEN AND WOMEN
phonemes: hiː hæd hæd bɹˈɪliənt səksˈɛsᵻz, ænd hiː hæd dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd fɹˈɛndz, bˌʌt ɐ slˈaɪt fˈeɪlɪɹ wʌz mˈɔːɹ tə hˌɪm ðˌænə ɡɹˈeɪt səksˈɛs, ænd wʌt hiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə fˈɔːlɪŋ ˈɔf ʌv wˈʌn fɹˈɛnd wʌz fɚðə tˈaɪm ʌv mˈɔːɹ ɐkˈaʊnt tə hˌɪm ðɐn ðə stˈɛdi ænd fˈeɪθfəl fɹˈɛndʃɪp ʌv mˈɛni mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn.