text_original: He was quartered for a year at Chatham, and he devoted all his leisure moments to reading, for which he had a passion which lasted him all his lifetime. He is said to have exhausted the whole contents of a lending library in the neighborhood, for he preferred reading anything to reading nothing.
text_transcription: HE WAS QUARTERED FOR A YEAR AT CHATHAM AND HE DEVOTED ALL HIS LEISURE MOMENTS TO READING FOR WHICH HE HAD A PASSION WHICH LASTED HIM ALL HIS LIFETIME HE IS SAID TO HAVE EXHAUSTED THE WHOLE CONTENTS OF A LENDING LIBRARY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD FOR HE PREFERRED READING ANYTHING TO READING NOTHING
phonemes: hiː wʌz kwˈɔːɹɾɚd fɚɹə jˈɪɹ æt tʃˈæɾəm, ænd hiː dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd ˈɔːl hɪz lˈiːʒɚ mˈoʊmənts tə ɹˈiːdɪŋ, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ɐ pˈæʃən wˌɪtʃ lˈæstᵻd hˌɪm ˈɔːl hɪz lˈaɪftaɪm. hiː ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ðə hˈoʊl kˈɑːntɛnts əvə lˈɛndɪŋ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd, fɔːɹ hiː pɹɪfˈɜːd ɹˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə ɹˈiːdɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ.