text_original: I followed her advice; and whether it was owing to my prepossession against what I had formerly read, or the clearness of argument in these my new instructors, I know not; but I studied them with pleasure, and in a short time became a professed freethinker.
text_transcription: I FOLLOWED HER ADVICE AND WHETHER IT WAS OWING TO MY PREPOSSESSION AGAINST WHAT I HAD FORMERLY READ OR THE CLEARNESS OF ARGUMENT IN THESE MY NEW INSTRUCTORS I KNOW NOT BUT I STUDIED THEM WITH PLEASURE AND IN A SHORT TIME BECAME A PROFESSED FREE THINKER
phonemes: aɪ fˈɑːloʊd hɜːɹ ɐdvˈaɪs; ænd wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌz ˈoʊɪŋ tə maɪ pɹɪpəzˈɛʃən ɐɡˈɛnst wʌt aɪ hæd fˈɔːɹmɚli ɹˈɛd, ɔːɹ ðə klˈɪɹnəs ʌv ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɪn ðiːz maɪ nˈuː ɪnstɹˈʌktɚz, aɪ nˈoʊ nˈɑːt; bˌʌt aɪ stˈʌdid ðˌɛm wɪð plˈɛʒɚ, ænd ɪn ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pɹəfˈɛst fɹˈiːθɪŋkɚ.