text_original: His more intimate friends observed that he had made some change in the free habits of his life, and especially that he had ceased to indulge his love for excessive drinking and could leave the dinner table in almost as sober a condition as that in which he had sat down to it.
text_transcription: HIS MORE INTIMATE FRIENDS OBSERVED THAT HE HAD MADE SOME CHANGE IN THE FREE HABITS OF HIS LIFE AND ESPECIALLY THAT HE HAD CEASED TO INDULGE HIS LOVE FOR EXCESSIVE DRINKING AND COULD LEAVE THE DINNER TABLE IN ALMOST AS SOBER A CONDITION AS THAT IN WHICH HE HAD SAT DOWN TO IT
phonemes: hɪz mˈɔːɹ ˈɪntᵻmət fɹˈɛndz əbzˈɜːvd ðæt hiː hæd mˌeɪd sˌʌm tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪnðə fɹˈiː hˈæbɪts ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli ðæt hiː hæd sˈiːst tʊ ɪndˈʌldʒ hɪz lˈʌv fɔːɹ ɛksˈɛsɪv dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ænd kʊd lˈiːv ðə dˈɪnɚ tˈeɪbəl ɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈoʊbɚɹ ɐ kəndˈɪʃən æz ðæt ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hæd sˈæt dˈaʊn tʊ ɪt.