text_original: That night Pa wanted to know what we were doing up in my room, and I told him we were playing lodge, and improving our minds; and Pa said that was right, there was nothing that did boys of our age half so much good as to imitate men, and store by useful nollidge.
text_transcription: THAT NIGHT PA WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING UP IN MY ROOM AND I TOLD HIM WE WERE PLAYING LODGE AND IMPROVING OUR MINDS PA SAID THAT WAS RIGHT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT DID BOYS OF OUR AGE HALF SO MUCH GOOD AS TO IMITATE MEN AND STORE BY USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
phonemes: ðæt nˈaɪt pˈɑː wˈɔntᵻd tə nˈoʊ wʌt wiː wɜː dˌuːɪŋ ˌʌp ɪn maɪ ɹˈuːm, ænd aɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm wiː wɜː plˈeɪɪŋ lˈɑːdʒ, ænd ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ ˌaʊɚ mˈaɪndz; ænd pˈɑː sˈɛd ðæt wʌz ɹˈaɪt, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ ðæt dˈɪd bˈɔɪz ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ hˈæf sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɡˈʊd æz tʊ ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt mˈɛn, ænd stˈɔːɹ baɪ jˈuːsfəl nˈoʊlɪdʒ.