text_original: He had contracted a slow fever, which day by day consumed his long diminished strength. He tried to brace himself against its ravages, but the means he took to strengthen his frame only left it weaker. The chase, his life long passion, possessed him with redoubled craving at the last.
text_transcription: HE HAD CONTRACTED A SLOW FEVER WHICH DAY BY DAY CONSUMED HIS LONG DIMINISHED STRENGTH HE TRIED TO BRACE HIMSELF AGAINST ITS RAVAGES BUT THE MEANS HE TOOK TO STRENGTHEN HIS FRAME ONLY LEFT IT WEAKER THE CHASE HIS LIFE LONG PASSION POSSESSED HIM WITH REDOUBLED CRAVING AT THE LAST
phonemes: hiː hæd kəntɹˈæktᵻd ɐ slˈoʊ fˈiːvɚ, wˌɪtʃ dˈeɪ baɪ dˈeɪ kənsˈuːmd hɪz lˈɔŋ dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt stɹˈɛŋθ. hiː tɹˈaɪd tə bɹˈeɪs hɪmsˈɛlf ɐɡˈɛnst ɪts ɹˈævɪdʒᵻz, bˌʌt ðə mˈiːnz hiː tˈʊk tə stɹˈɛŋθən hɪz fɹˈeɪm ˈoʊnli lˈɛft ɪt wˈiːkɚ. ðə tʃˈeɪs, hɪz lˈaɪf lˈɔŋ pˈæʃən, pəzˈɛst hˌɪm wɪð ɹᵻdˈʌbəld kɹˈeɪvɪŋ æt ðə lˈæst.