text_original: His ap  plication to his studies was rewarded. On Au  gust 29th, 1840, he successfully passed, at BesanQon, his examinations for the degree of bachelor of letters.
text_transcription: HIS APPLICATION TO HIS STUDIES WAS REWARDED ON AUGUST TWENTY NINTH EIGHTEEN FORTY HE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED AT BEZONCIN HIS EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LETTERS
phonemes: hɪz ˈæp plɪkˈeɪʃən tə hɪz stˈʌdiz wʌz ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd. ˌɔn ˌoʊ ɡˈʌst twˈɛnti nˈaɪnθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi, hiː səksˈɛsfəli pˈæst, æt bᵻsˈæn kˈɑːn, hɪz ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃənz fɚðə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv lˈɛɾɚz.