text_original: went or sent. The great interest and excitement of the postmen's life in those days was delivering the letters from the A. E. F. It was the practice of these functionaries in Sabinsport to put the mail in the box outside, if you had one; to throw it on the steps if you had not; or sometimes, if it rained, to try your door and throw it in the hall; but whenever there was a letter from a soldier none of these things were sufficient.
text_transcription: WENT OR SENT THE GREAT INTEREST AND EXCITEMENT OF THE POSTMAN'S LIFE IN THOSE DAYS WAS DELIVERING THE LETTERS FROM THE A E F IT WAS THE PRACTICE OF THESE FUNCTIONARIES IN SIEVINSBOURG TO PUT THE MAIL IN THE BOX OUTSIDE IF YOU HAD ONE TO THROW IT ON THE STEPS IF YOU HAD NOT OR SOMETIMES IF IT RAINED TO TRY YOUR DOOR AND THROW IT IN THE HALL BUT WHENEVER THERE WAS A LETTER FROM A SOLDIER NONE OF THESE THINGS WERE SUFFICIENT
phonemes: wɛnt ɔːɹ sˈɛnt. ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪntɹɛst ænd ɛksˈaɪtmənt ʌvðə pˈoʊstmɛnz lˈaɪf ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz wʌz dᵻlˈɪvɚɹɪŋ ðə lˈɛɾɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˈeɪ. ˈiː. ˈɛf. ɪt wʌzðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv ðiːz fˈʌŋkʃənˌɛɹiz ɪn sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt tə pˌʊt ðə mˈeɪl ɪnðə bˈɑːks aʊtsˈaɪd, ɪf juː hˈædwʌn; tə θɹˈoʊ ɪɾ ɔnðə stˈɛps ɪf juː hæd nˈɑːt; ɔːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz, ɪf ɪt ɹˈeɪnd, tə tɹˈaɪ jʊɹ dˈɔːɹ ænd θɹˈoʊ ɪɾ ɪnðə hˈɔːl; bˌʌt wɛnˌɛvɚ ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ nˈʌn ʌv ðiːz θˈɪŋz wɜː səfˈɪʃənt.