text_original: At that time, I being but eight years of age, was left in town for the convenience of education, boarded with an aunt, who was a rigid presbyterian, and confined me so closely to what she called the duties of religion, that in time I grew weary of her doctrines, and by degrees received an aversion for the good books, she daily recommended to my perusal.
text_transcription: AT THE TIME I BEING BUT EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WAS LEFT IN TOWN FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF EDUCATION BORDERED WITH AN AUNT WHO WAS A RIGID PRESBYTERIAN AND CONFINED ME SO CLOSELY TO WHAT SHE CALLED THE DUTIES OF RELIGION THAT IN TIME I GREW WEARY OF HER DOCTRINES AND BY DEGREES RECEIVED AN AVERSION FOR THE GOOD BOOKS SHE DAILY RECOMMENDED TO MY PERUSAL
phonemes: æt ðæt tˈaɪm, aɪ bˌiːɪŋ bˌʌt ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, wʌz lˈɛft ɪn tˈaʊn fɚðə kənvˈiːnɪəns ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, bˈɔːɹdᵻd wɪð ɐn ˈænt, hˌuː wʌzɐ ɹˈɪdʒɪd pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən, ænd kənfˈaɪnd mˌiː sˌoʊ klˈoʊsli tə wʌt ʃiː kˈɔːld ðə dˈuːɾiz ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ðæt ɪn tˈaɪm aɪ ɡɹˈuː wˈɪɹi ʌv hɜː dˈɑːktɹɪnz, ænd baɪ dᵻɡɹˈiːz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ɐvˈɜːʒən fɚðə ɡˈʊd bˈʊks, ʃiː dˈeɪli ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd tə maɪ pɚɹˈuːzəl.