text_original: Among them was a gown of silk, of a fine, faded pattern, over which I was wont to speculate. The women at the Cross Roads, twelve miles away, were dressed in coarse butternut wool and huge sunbonnets. But when I questioned my father on these matters he would give me no answers.
text_transcription: AMONG THEM WAS A GOWN OF SILK OF A FINE FADED PATTERN OVER WHICH I WAS WONT TO SPECULATE THE WOMEN AT THE CROSS ROADS TWELVE MILES AWAY WERE DRESSED IN COARSE BUTTERNUT WOOL AND HUGE SUNBONNETS BUT WHEN I QUESTIONED MY FATHER ON THESE MATTERS HE WOULD GIVE ME NO ANSWERS
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm wʌzɐ ɡˈaʊn ʌv sˈɪlk, əvə fˈaɪn, fˈeɪdᵻd pˈætɚn, ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz wˈɔnt tə spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪt. ðə wˈɪmɪn æt ðə kɹˈɔs ɹˈoʊdz, twˈɛlv mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ, wɜː dɹˈɛst ɪn kˈɔːɹs bˈʌtɚnˌʌt wˈʊl ænd hjˈuːdʒ sˈʌnbɑːnɪts. bˌʌt wɛn aɪ kwˈɛstʃənd maɪ fˈɑːðɚɹ ˌɔn ðiːz mˈæɾɚz hiː wʊd ɡˈɪv mˌiː nˈoʊ ˈænsɚz.