text_original: I do not mean to give you an account of my struggles that winter to obtain a foothold in the law. The time was a heyday for young barristers, and troubles in those early days grew as plentifully in Kentucky as corn.
text_transcription: I DO NOT MEAN TO GIVE YOU AN ACCOUNT OF MY STRUGGLES THAT WINTER TO OBTAIN A FOOTHOLD IN THE LAW THE TIME WAS A HAYDAY FOR YOUNG BARRISTERS AND TROUBLES IN THOSE EARLY DAYS GREW AS PLENTIFULLY IN KENTUCKY AS CORN
phonemes: aɪ duːnˌɑːt mˈiːn tə ɡˈɪv juː ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv maɪ stɹˈʌɡəlz ðæt wˈɪntɚ tʊ əbtˈeɪn ɐ fˈʊthoʊld ɪnðə lˈɔː. ðə tˈaɪm wʌzɐ hˈeɪdeɪ fɔːɹ jˈʌŋ bˈæɹɪstɚz, ænd tɹˈʌbəlz ɪn ðoʊz ˈɜːli dˈeɪz ɡɹˈuː æz plˈɛntɪfəli ɪn kɛntˈʌki æz kˈɔːɹn.