text_original: He was concerned later in various business occupations and enterprises, and at one time he became bankrupt, but he seems conscientiously to have paid all his debts by slow de  grees. Even while engaged in his business projects Defoe's mind troubled itself constantly about political and religious questions, and he was a firm supporter of King William's policy.
text_transcription: HE WAS CONCERNED LATER IN VARIOUS BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND ENTERPRISES AND AT ONE TIME HE BECAME BANKRUPT BUT HE SEEMS CONSCIENTIOUSLY TO HAVE PAID ALL HIS DEBTS BY SLOW DEGREES EVEN WHILE ENGAGED IN HIS BUSINESS PROJECTS DE FOE'S MIND TROUBLED ITSELF CONSTANTLY ABOUT POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS AND HE WAS A FIRM SUPPORTER OF KING WILLIAM'S POLICY
phonemes: hiː wʌz kənsˈɜːnd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn vˈɛɹiəs bˈɪznəs ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz, ænd æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm hiː bɪkˌeɪm bˈæŋkɹʌpt, bˌʌt hiː sˈiːmz kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəsli tə hæv pˈeɪd ˈɔːl hɪz dˈɛts baɪ slˈoʊ də ɡɹˈiːz. ˈiːvən wˌaɪl ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn hɪz bˈɪznəs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts dᵻfˈoʊz mˈaɪnd tɹˈʌbəld ɪtsˈɛlf kˈɑːnstəntli ɐbˌaʊt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ænd ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kwˈɛstʃənz, ænd hiː wʌzɐ fˈɜːm səpˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəmz pˈɑːlɪsi.