text_original: Music and song, the circus and the theatre had been the passion of his childhood ; they were now to be the chief object of his life.
text_transcription: MUSIC AND SONG THE CIRCUS IN THE THEATRE HAD BEEN THE PASSION OF HIS CHILDHOOD AND THEY WERE NOW TO BE THE CHIEF OBJECT OF HIS LIFE
phonemes: mjˈuːzɪk ænd sˈɔŋ, ðə sˈɜːkəs ænd ðə θˈiəɾɚ hɐdbɪn ðə pˈæʃən ʌv hɪz tʃˈaɪldhʊd ; ðeɪ wɜː nˈaʊ təbi ðə tʃˈiːf ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf.