text_original: The next year he was admitted to the bar in Jacksonville, where he had stopped for a short time, before reaching Winchester. Mr. Douglas was elected State's Attorney of the First Judicial District in 1835. In 1836 he was elected to the Illinois legislature.
text_transcription: THE NEXT YEAR HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE BAR IN JACKSONVILLE WHERE HE HAD STOPPED FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE REACHING WINCHESTER MISTER DOUGLAS WAS ELECTED STATES ATTORNEY OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY FIVE IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX HE WAS ELECTED TO THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
phonemes: ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn dʒˈæksənvˌɪl, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd stˈɑːpt fɚɹə ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ wˈɪntʃɛstɚ. mˈɪstɚ. dˈʌɡləz wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd stˈeɪtz ɐtˈɜːni ʌvðə fˈɜːst dʒuːdˈɪʃəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˌɪlənˈɔɪ lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ.