text_original: I have read in my old age the books of travellers in Kentucky, English and French, who wrote much of squalor and strife and sin and little of those qualities that go to the conquest of an empire and the making of a people.
text_transcription: I HAVE READ IN MY OLD AGE THE BOOKS OF TRAVELLERS IN KENTUCKY ENGLISH AND FRENCH WHO WROTE MUCH OF SQUALOR AND STRIFE AND SIN AND LITTLE OF THOSE QUALITIES THAT GO TO THE CONQUEST OF AN EMPIRE IN THE MAKING OF A PEOPLE
phonemes: aɪ hæv ɹˈɛd ɪn maɪ ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ ðə bˈʊks ʌv tɹˈævɛlɚz ɪn kɛntˈʌki, ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd fɹˈɛntʃ, hˌuː ɹˈoʊt mˈʌtʃ ʌv skwˈɑːlɚ ænd stɹˈaɪf ænd sˈɪn ænd lˈɪɾəl ʌv ðoʊz kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ðæt ɡˌoʊ tə ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst əvən ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ðə mˌeɪkɪŋ əvə pˈiːpəl.