text_original: It was a new thought to me, and I turned it over in my mind. To see the strange places of the world, and the stranger people; to become a man of wealth and influence such as Monsieur Vigo; and (I fear I loved it best) to match my brains with others at a bargain,  I turned it all over slowly, gravely, in my boyish mind, rubbing the hard dirt on the floor with the toe of my moccasin.
text_transcription: IT WAS A NEW THOUGHT TO ME AND I TURNED IT OVER IN MY MIND TO SEE THE STRANGE PLACES OF THE WORLD AND THE STRANGER PEOPLE TO BECOME A MAN OF WEALTH AND INFLUENCE SUCH AS MONSFOR VIGO AND I FEARED I LOVED IT BEST TO MATCH MY BRAINS WITH OTHERS AT A BARGAIN I TURNED IT ALL OVER SLOWLY GRAVELY IN MY BOYISH MIND RUBBING THE HARD DIRT ON THE FLOOR WITH THE TOE OF MY MOCCASIN
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ nˈuː θˈɔːt tə mˌiː, ænd aɪ tˈɜːnd ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪn maɪ mˈaɪnd. tə sˈiː ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ plˈeɪsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɜːld, ænd ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ pˈiːpəl; tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ mˈæn ʌv wˈɛlθ ænd ˈɪnfluːəns sˈʌtʃ ɐz məsjˈɜː vˈiːɡoʊ; ænd (aɪ fˈɪɹ aɪ lˈʌvd ɪt bˈɛst) tə mˈætʃ maɪ bɹˈeɪnz wɪð ˈʌðɚz æɾə bˈɑːɹɡɪn,  aɪ tˈɜːnd ɪɾ ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ slˈoʊli, ɡɹˈeɪvli, ɪn maɪ bˈɔɪɪʃ mˈaɪnd, ɹˈʌbɪŋ ðə hˈɑːɹd dˈɜːt ɔnðə flˈɔːɹ wɪððə tˈoʊ ʌv maɪ mˈɑːkəsɪn.