text_original: When they asked her what, she said quite frankly she didn't know. She'd see. She knew the first thing was education and she meant to have it. She'd teach and pay back if they said so, but Father McCullon hastened to say that it "wasn't necessary." He guessed she could have what she wanted. And so Patsy had gone East to college. She had graduated with honor two years before the war and had come back to Sabinsport to take a position in the high school.
text_transcription: WHEN THEY ASKED HER WHAT SHE SAID QUITE FRANKLY SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE'D SEEN SHE KNEW THE FIRST THING WAS EDUCATION AND SHE MEANT TO HAVE IT SHE'D TEACH AND PAY BACK IF THEY SAID SO BUT FATHER MC CULLEN HASTENED TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T NECESSARY HE GUESSED SHE COULD HAVE WHAT SHE WANTED AND SO PATSY HAD GONE EAST TO COLLEGE SHE HAD GRADUATED WITH HONOUR TWO YEARS BEFORE THE WAR AND HAD COME BACK TO SAEBENSPORT TO TAKE A POSITION IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
phonemes: wˌɛn ðeɪ ˈæskt hɜː wˈʌt, ʃiː sˈɛd kwˈaɪt fɹˈæŋkli ʃiː dˈɪdnt nˈoʊ. ʃiːd sˈiː. ʃiː nˈuː ðə fˈɜːst θˈɪŋ wʌz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ʃiː mˈɛnt tə hˈæv ɪt. ʃiːd tˈiːtʃ ænd pˈeɪ bˈæk ɪf ðeɪ sˈɛd sˈoʊ, bˌʌt fˈɑːðɚ mə kˈʌlən hˈeɪsənd tə sˈeɪ ðætˈɪt "wˈʌzn̩t nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi." hiː ɡˈɛst ʃiː kˌʊdɐv wʌt ʃiː wˈɔntᵻd. ænd sˌoʊ pˈætsi hæd ɡɔn ˈiːst tə kˈɑːlɪdʒ. ʃiː hæd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈɑːnɚ tˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈɔːɹ ænd hæd kˈʌm bˈæk tə sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt tə tˈeɪk ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə hˈaɪ skˈuːl.