text_original: His mother died suddenly, in May, 1848, and it is easy to conceive how keen his grief was, since we know what a profound affection he cherished for his family, which, equally with science, held first place in his thoughts.
text_transcription: HIS MOTHER DIED SUDDENLY IN MAY EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT AND IT IS EASY TO CONCEIVE HOW KEEN HIS GRIEF WAS SINCE WE KNOW WHAT A PROFOUND AFFECTION HE CHERISHED FOR HIS FAMILY WHICH EQUALLY WITH SCIENCE HELD FIRST PLACE IN HIS THOUGHTS
phonemes: hɪz mˈʌðɚ dˈaɪd sˈʌdənli, ɪn mˈeɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ɪɾ ɪz ˈiːzi tə kənsˈiːv hˌaʊ kˈiːn hɪz ɡɹˈiːf wʌz, sˈɪns wiː nˈoʊ wʌt ɐ pɹəfˈaʊnd ɐfˈɛkʃən hiː tʃˈɛɹɪʃt fɔːɹ hɪz fˈæmɪli, wˈɪtʃ, ˈiːkwəli wɪð sˈaɪəns, hˈɛld fˈɜːst plˈeɪs ɪn hɪz θˈɔːts.