text_original: He often used to take me out with him a walking, and show me the flowers, and teach me their names. One day he went out into the town, and bought a beautiful little Bible for me; and when he gave it to me he said: 'Read this, dear child, and pray to God to send His Holy Spirit to help you to understand it; and it shall be a lamp unto your feet, and a light unto your path.'" "I know that verse, mamma," said Lucy; "it is in the Psalms." "The old gentleman stayed with my aunts two months, and every day he used to take me with him to walk in the fields, the woods, and in the pleasant meadows on the banks of the Thames.
text_transcription: HE OFTEN USED TO TAKE ME OUT WITH HIM A WALKIN AND SHOW ME THE FLOWERS AND TEACH ME THEIR NAMES ONE DAY HE WENT OUT INTO THE TOWN AND BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BIBLE FOR ME AND WHEN HE GAVE IT TO ME HE SAID READ THIS DEAR CHILD AND PRAY TO GOD TO SEND HIS HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND IT AND IT SHALL BE A LAMP UNTO YOUR FEET AND A LIGHT INTO YOUR PATH I KNOW THAT FIRST MAMMA SAID LUCY IT IS IN THE PSALMS THE OLD GENTLEMAN STAYED WITH MY AUNTS TWO MONTHS AND EVERY DAY HE USED TO TAKE ME WITH HIM TO WALK IN THE FIELDS THE WOODS AND IN THE PLEASANT MEADOWS ON THE BANKS OF THE THAMES
phonemes: hiː ˈɔfən jˈuːzd tə tˈeɪk mˌiː ˈaʊt wɪð hˌɪm ɐ wˈɔːkɪŋ, ænd ʃˈoʊ mˌiː ðə flˈaʊɚz, ænd tˈiːtʃ mˌiː ðɛɹ nˈeɪmz. wˈʌn dˈeɪ hiː wɛnt ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈaʊn, ænd bˈɔːt ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl lˈɪɾəl bˈaɪbəl fɔːɹ mˌiː; ænd wɛn hiː ɡˈeɪv ɪt tə mˌiː hiː sˈɛd: ɹˈiːd ðˈɪs, dˈɪɹ tʃˈaɪld, ænd pɹˈeɪ tə ɡˈɑːd tə sˈɛnd hɪz hˈoʊli spˈɪɹɪt tə hˈɛlp juː tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ɪt; ænd ɪt ʃˌæl biː ɐ lˈæmp ˌʌntʊ jʊɹ fˈiːt, ænd ɐ lˈaɪt ˌʌntʊ jʊɹ pˈæθ." "aɪ nˈoʊ ðæt vˈɜːs, mˈæmə," sˈɛd lˈuːsi; "ɪɾ ɪz ɪnðə sˈɑːmz." "ðɪ ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən stˈeɪd wɪð maɪ ˈænts tˈuː mˈʌnθs, ænd ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ hiː jˈuːzd tə tˈeɪk mˌiː wɪð hˌɪm tə wˈɔːk ɪnðə fˈiːldz, ðə wˈʊdz, ænd ɪnðə plˈɛzənt mˈɛdoʊz ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə tˈɛmz.