text_original: Perhaps it was in that cellar that he contracted the disease which caused his death. Upon learning of the re  ception you were preparing for me tonight, his was the first image that rose before my mind. I salute the memory of that great man.
text_transcription: PERHAPS IT WAS IN THAT CELLAR THAT HE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH UPON LEARNING OF THE RECEPTION YOU WERE PREPARING FOR ME TO NIGHT HIS WAS THE FIRST IMAGE THAT ROSE BEFORE MY MIND I SALUTE THE MEMORY OF THAT GREAT MAN
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ɪt wʌz ɪn ðæt sˈɛlɚ ðæt hiː kəntɹˈæktᵻd ðə dɪzˈiːz wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːzd hɪz dˈɛθ. əpˌɑːn lˈɜːnɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˌiː sˈɛpʃən juː wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ mˌiː tənˈaɪt, hɪz wʌzðə fˈɜːst ˈɪmɪdʒ ðæt ɹˈoʊz bᵻfˌɔːɹ maɪ mˈaɪnd. aɪ səlˈuːt ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn.