text_original: I thought you were in India. I thought — " " I was in India, mother, when my last letter to you was written," the young man answered; " but you know how sick and tired I was of the 286 odious climate, and the odious life I was com  pelled to lead.
text_transcription: I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN INDIA I THOUGHT I WAS IN INDIA MOTHER WHEN MY LAST LETTER TO YOU WAS WRITTEN THE YOUNG MAN ANSWERED BUT YOU KNOW HOW SICK AND TIRED I WAS OF THE ODIOUS CLIMATE AND THE ODIOUS LIFE I WAS COMPELLED TO LEAD
phonemes: aɪ θˈɔːt juː wɜːɹ ɪn ˈɪndiə. aɪ θˈɔːt — " " aɪ wʌz ɪn ˈɪndiə, mˈʌðɚ, wˌɛn maɪ lˈæst lˈɛɾɚ tə juː wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩," ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn ˈænsɚd; " bˌʌt juː nˈoʊ hˌaʊ sˈɪk ænd tˈaɪɚd aɪ wʌz ʌvðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈoʊdiəs klˈaɪmət, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊdiəs lˈaɪf aɪ wʌz kˈɑːm pˈɛld tə lˈiːd.