text_original: On Thursday Tom made a trip to the store in the valley, and came back with a Deckard rifle he had bought for the stranger, whose name was Weldon. There was no news from Kaintuckee, but the Carter's Valley settlers seemed to think that matters were better there.
text_transcription: ON THURSDAY TOM MADE A TRIP TO THE STORE IN THE VALLEY AND CAME BACK WITH A DECKERED RIFLE HE HAD BOUGHT FOR THE STRANGER WHOSE NAME WAS WELDON THERE WAS NO NEWS FROM KENTUCKY BUT THE CARTER'S VALLEY SETTLERS SEEMED TO THINK THAT MATTERS WERE BETTER THERE
phonemes: ˌɔn θˈɜːzdeɪ tˈɑːm mˌeɪd ɐ tɹˈɪp tə ðə stˈɔːɹ ɪnðə vˈæli, ænd kˈeɪm bˈæk wɪð ɐ dˈɛkɚd ɹˈaɪfəl hiː hæd bˈɔːt fɚðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, hˌuːz nˈeɪm wʌz wˈɛldən. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ nˈuːz fɹʌm kˈaɪntəkˌiː, bˌʌt ðə kˈɑːɹɾɚz vˈæli sˈɛtlɚz sˈiːmd tə θˈɪŋk ðæt mˈæɾɚz wɜː bˈɛɾɚ ðˈɛɹ.