text_original: The misfortunes that had attended so persistently upon the career of Roger Sterne culminated at last most trag  ically, yet at the same time most ludicrously, as if Destiny had determined to the end to make the luckless ensign her sport.
text_transcription: THE MISFORTUNES THAT HAD ATTENDED SO PERSISTENTLY UPON THE CAREER OF ROGER STEARNE CULMINATED AT LAST MOST TRAGICALLY YET AT THE SAME TIME MOST LUDICROUSLY AS IF DESTINY HAD DETERMINED TO THE END TO MAKE THE LUCKLESS ENSIGN HER SPORT
phonemes: ðə mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ðæt hæd ɐtˈɛndᵻd sˌoʊ pɚsˈɪstəntli əpˌɑːn ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv ɹˈɑːdʒɚ stˈɜːn kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æt lˈæst mˈoʊst tɹˈædʒ ˈaɪkəli, jˈɛt æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm mˈoʊst lˈuːdɪkɹəsli, æz ɪf dˈɛstɪni hæd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ðɪ ˈɛnd tə mˌeɪk ðə lˈʌkləs ˈɛnsaɪn hɜː spˈɔːɹt.