text_original: He had passed some years of his early life in the West Indies, and his name was well known in the financial circles of Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
text_transcription: HE HAD PASSED SOME YEARS OF HIS EARLY LIFE IN THE WEST INDIES AND HIS NAME WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE FINANCIAL CIRCLES OF HAMBURG AMSTERDAM AND BERLIN
phonemes: hiː hæd pˈæst sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ˈɜːli lˈaɪf ɪnðə wˈɛst ˈɪndiz, ænd hɪz nˈeɪm wʌz wˈɛl nˈoʊn ɪnðə faɪnˈænʃəl sˈɜːkəlz ʌv hˈæmbɜːɡ, ˈæmstɚdˌæm, ænd bɜːlˈɪn.