text_original: At the age of fifteen young Douglas realized his condition in life,  that his widowed mother was not in circumstances to give him an education, so he suppressed his ambition for college for the time, and apprenticed himself to a cabinet maker in Middlebury. Here he worked with enthusiasm for two years.
text_transcription: AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN YOUNG DOUGLAS REALIZED HIS CONDITION IN LIFE THAT HIS WIDOWED MOTHER WAS NOT IN CIRCUMSTANCES TO GIVE HIM AN EDUCATION SO HE SUPPRESSED HIS AMBITION FOR COLLEGE FOR THE TIME AND APPRENTICED HIMSELF TO A CABINET MAKER IN MIDDLEBURY HERE HE WORKED WITH ENTHUSIASM FOR TWO YEARS
phonemes: æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv fˈɪftiːn jˈʌŋ dˈʌɡləz ɹˈiːəlaɪzd hɪz kəndˈɪʃən ɪn lˈaɪf,  ðæt hɪz wˈɪdoʊd mˈʌðɚ wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, sˌoʊ hiː səpɹˈɛst hɪz æmbˈɪʃən fɔːɹ kˈɑːlɪdʒ fɚðə tˈaɪm, ænd ɐpɹˈɛntɪst hɪmsˈɛlf tʊ ɐ kˈæbᵻnət mˈeɪkɚɹ ɪn mˈɪdəlbˌɛɹi. hˈɪɹ hiː wˈɜːkt wɪð ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm fɔːɹ tˈuː jˈɪɹz.