text_original: His dramatic works were successful enough to encourage him to further efforts in the same direction, but once again he found it convenient to diversify his existence by becoming captain in a regiment of foot, and further by engaging in the then somewhat popular re  searches and experiments for the discovery of the philosopher's stone.
text_transcription: HIS DRAMATIC WORKS WERE SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO FURTHER EFFORTS IN THE SAME DIRECTION BUT ONCE AGAIN HE FOUND IT CONVENIENT TO DIVERSIFY HIS EXISTENCE BY BECOMING CAPTAIN IN A REGIMENT OF FOOT AND FURTHER BY ENGAGING IN THE THEN SOMEWHAT POPULAR RESEARCHES AND EXPERIMENTS FOR THE DISCOVERY OF THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
phonemes: hɪz dɹəmˈæɾɪk wˈɜːks wɜː səksˈɛsfəl ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ hˌɪm tə fˈɜːðɚɹ ˈɛfɚts ɪnðə sˈeɪm dᵻɹˈɛkʃən, bˌʌt wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn hiː fˈaʊnd ɪt kənvˈiːnɪənt tə daɪvˈɜːsᵻfˌaɪ hɪz ɛɡzˈɪstəns baɪ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ kˈæptɪn ɪn ɐ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv fˈʊt, ænd fˈɜːðɚ baɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ ɪnðə ðˈɛn sˈʌmwʌt pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɹˌiː sˈɜːtʃᵻz ænd ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts fɚðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz stˈoʊn.