text_original: He was fond of busi  ness — devoted to the small ways of routine. He took a great interest in military matters and all that con  cerned the arrangements and affairs of an army. Like his fether, he found abiding pleasure in the society of a little group of more or less attractive mistresses.
text_transcription: HE WAS FOND OF BUSINESS DEVOTED TO THE SMALL WAYS OF ROUTINE HE TOOK A GREAT INTEREST IN MILITARY MATTERS AND ALL THAT CONCERNED THE ARRANGEMENTS OF AFFAIRS OF AN ARMY LIKE HIS FATHER HE FOUND ABIDING PLEASURE IN THE SOCIETY OF A LITTLE GROUP OF MORE OR LESS ATTRACTIVE MISTRESSES
phonemes: hiː wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv bjˈuːsi nˈɛs — dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə smˈɔːl wˈeɪz ʌv ɹuːtˈiːn. hiː tˈʊk ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn mˈɪlətˌɛɹi mˈæɾɚz ænd ˈɔːl ðæt kˈɑːn sˈɜːnd ðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ænd ɐfˈɛɹz əvən ˈɑːɹmi. lˈaɪk hɪz fˈɛðɚ, hiː fˈaʊnd ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ plˈɛʒɚɹ ɪnðə səsˈaɪəɾi əvə lˈɪɾəl ɡɹˈuːp ʌv mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs ɐtɹˈæktɪv mˈɪstɹəsᵻz.