text_original: As the time for my graduation from the high school grew nearer, the plans for my college career became the chief subject of our talks. I sent for catalogues of all the prominent schools in the East and eagerly gathered all the information I could concerning them from different sources.
text_transcription: AS THE TIME FOR MY GRADUATION FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL GREW NEARER THE PLANS FOR MY COLLEGE CAREER BECAME THE CHIEF SUBJECT OF OUR TALKS I SENT FOR CATALOGUES OF ALL THE PROMINENT SCHOOLS IN THE EAST AND EAGERLY GATHERED ALL THE INFORMATION I COULD CONCERNING THEM FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
phonemes: æz ðə tˈaɪm fɔːɹ maɪ ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɡɹˈuː nˈɪɹɚ, ðə plˈænz fɔːɹ maɪ kˈɑːlɪdʒ kɚɹˈɪɹ bɪkˌeɪm ðə tʃˈiːf sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ˌaʊɚ tˈɔːks. aɪ sˈɛnt fɔːɹ kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡz ʌv ˈɔːl ðə pɹˈɑːmɪnənt skˈuːlz ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ænd ˈiːɡɚli ɡˈæðɚd ˈɔːl ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən aɪ kʊd kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðˌɛm fɹʌm dˈɪfɹənt sˈɔːɹsᵻz.