text_original: It was even then a thriving little town of log and clapboard houses and schools and churches, and wise men were saying of it  what Colonel Clark had long ago predicted  that it would become the first city of commercial importance in the district of Kentucky.
text_transcription: IT WAS EVEN THEN A THRIVING LITTLE TOWN OF LOG AND CLABBARD HOUSES AND SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AND WISE MEN WERE SAYING OF IT WHAT COLONEL CLARK HAD LONG AGO PREDICTED THAT IT WOULD BECOME THE FIRST CITY OF COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE IN THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈiːvən ðˈɛn ɐ θɹˈaɪvɪŋ lˈɪɾəl tˈaʊn ʌv lˈɔɡ ænd klˈæpbɔːɹd hˈaʊzᵻz ænd skˈuːlz ænd tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz, ænd wˈaɪz mˈɛn wɜː sˈeɪɪŋ ʌv ɪt wʌt kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹk hæd lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ pɹɪdˈɪktᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd bɪkˌʌm ðə fˈɜːst sˈɪɾi ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kɛntˈʌki.