text_original: He had a friend who shared his literary enthusiasms, Charles Chappuis, with whom he was destined throughout life to enjoy a more than brotherly intimacy, and they used to work themselves to the highest pitch of ex  altation by reading together the Meditations of Lamartine.
text_transcription: HE HAD A FRIEND WHO SHARED HIS LITERARY ENTHUSIASMS CHARLESHAPUI WITH WHOM HE WAS DESTINED THROUGHOUT LIFE TO ENJOY A MORE THAN BROTHERLY INTIMACY AND THEY USED TO WORK THEMSELVES TO THE HIGHEST PITCH OF EXALTATION BY READING TOGETHER THE MEDITACCON OF LA MARTINE
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ fɹˈɛnd hˌuː ʃˈɛɹd hɪz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəmz, tʃˈɑːɹlz tʃˈæpjuːiz, wɪð hˈuːm hiː wʌz dˈɛstɪnd θɹuːˈaʊt lˈaɪf tʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪ ɐ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn bɹˈʌðɚli ˈɪntɪməsi, ænd ðeɪ jˈuːzd tə wˈɜːk ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə ðə hˈaɪɪst pˈɪtʃ ʌv ˈɛks ɔːltˈeɪʃən baɪ ɹˈiːdɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚ ðə mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃənz ʌv lˈæmɑːɹtˌiːn.