text_original: Dick was an orphan, whose youth had been spent with his guardian, an elderly and scholarly man of means, in one of those charming, middle west towns settled early in the nineteenth century by New Englanders, their severity tempered by a sprinkling of Virginians and Kentuckians.
text_transcription: DICK WAS AN ORPHAN WHOSE YOUTH HAD BEEN SPENT WITH HIS GUARDIAN AN ELDERLY AND SCHOLARLY MAN OF MEANS IN ONE OF THOSE CHARMING MIDDLE WEST TOWNS SETTLED EARLY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BY NEW ENGLANDERS THEIR SEVERITY TEMPERED BY A SPRINKLING OF VIRGINIANS AND KENTUCKIANS
phonemes: dˈɪk wʌz ɐn ˈɔːɹfən, hˌuːz jˈuːθ hɐdbɪn spˈɛnt wɪð hɪz ɡˈɑːɹdiən, ɐn ˈɛldɚli ænd skˈɑːlɚli mˈæn ʌv mˈiːnz, ɪn wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz tʃˈɑːɹmɪŋ, mˈɪdəl wˈɛst tˈaʊnz sˈɛɾəld ˈɜːli ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi baɪ nˈuː ˈɪŋɡləndɚz, ðɛɹ səvˈɛɹᵻɾi tˈɛmpɚd baɪ ɐ spɹˈɪŋklɪŋ ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniənz ænd kɛntˈʌkiənz.