text_original: With that the Captain called for supper to be served where we sat. He was a widower, with lads somewhere near my own age, and I recall being shown about the place by them. And later, when the fireflies glowed and the Nollichucky sang in the darkness, we listened to the talk of the war of the year gone by. I needed not to be told that before me were the renowned leaders of the Watauga settlements. My hero worship cried it aloud within me.
text_transcription: WITH THAT THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR SUPPER TO BE SERVED WHERE WE SET HE WAS A WIDOWER WITH LADS SOMEWHERE NEAR MY OWN AGE AND I RECALL BEING SHOWN ABOUT THE PLACE BY THEM AND LATER WHEN THE FIREFLIES GLOWED AND THE MELOCHUCKY SANG IN THE DARKNESS WE LISTENED TO THE TALK OF THE WAR OF THE YEAR GONE TIES I NEEDED NOT TO BE TOLD THAT BEFORE ME WERE THE RENOWNED LEADERS OF THE VITAGA SETTLEMENTS MY HERO WORSHIP CRIED IT ALOUD WITHIN ME
phonemes: wɪð ðætðə kˈæptɪn kˈɔːld fɔːɹ sˈʌpɚ təbi sˈɜːvd wˌɛɹ wiː sˈæt. hiː wʌzɐ wˈɪdoʊɚ, wɪð lˈædz sˈʌmwɛɹ nˌɪɹ maɪ ˈoʊn ˈeɪdʒ, ænd aɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːl bˌiːɪŋ ʃˈoʊn ɐbˌaʊt ðə plˈeɪs baɪ ðˌɛm. ænd lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɛn ðə fˈaɪɚflaɪz ɡlˈoʊd ænd ðə nˈoʊlɪtʃˌʌki sˈæŋ ɪnðə dˈɑːɹknəs, wiː lˈɪsənd tə ðə tˈɔːk ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɡɔn bˈaɪ. aɪ nˈiːdᵻd nˌɑːt təbi tˈoʊld ðæt bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˌiː wɜː ðə ɹᵻnˈaʊnd lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə wˈæɾɔːɡə sˈɛɾəlmənts. maɪ hˈiəɹoʊ wˈɜːʃɪp kɹˈaɪd ɪɾ ɐlˈaʊd wɪðˈɪn mˌiː.