text_original: My big friend, Cowan, was the champion of these, and often of an evening the whole of the inhabitants would gather near the spring to see him fight those who had the courage to stand up to him. His muscles were like hickory wood, and I have known a man insensible for a quarter of an hour after one of his blows.
text_transcription: MY BIG FRIEND COWEN WAS THE CHAMPION OF THESE AND OFTEN OF AN EVENING THE WHOLE OF THE INHABITANTS WOULD GATHER NEAR THE SPRING TO SEE HIM FIGHT THOSE WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP TO HIM HIS MUSCLES WERE LIKE HICKORY WOOD AND I HAVE KNOWN A MAN INSENSIBLE FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR AFTER ONE OF HIS BLOWS
phonemes: maɪ bˈɪɡ fɹˈɛnd, kˈaʊən, wʌzðə tʃˈæmpiən ʌv ðˈiːz, ænd ˈɔfən əvən ˈiːvnɪŋ ðə hˈoʊl ʌvðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts wʊd ɡˈæðɚ nˌɪɹ ðə spɹˈɪŋ tə sˈiː hˌɪm fˈaɪt ðoʊz hˌuː hæd ðə kˈɜːɹɪdʒ tə stˈænd ˈʌp tə hˌɪm. hɪz mˈʌsəlz wɜː lˈaɪk hˈɪkɚɹi wˈʊd, ænd aɪ hæv nˈoʊn ɐ mˈæn ɪnsˈɛnsᵻbəl fɚɹə kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ əvən ˈaʊɚɹ ˈæftɚ wˈʌn ʌv hɪz blˈoʊz.