text_original: Hard times these were. The loom in the garret could not be used, for even fingers would freeze in that atmosphere; so the thread was wound off, twisted on the great wheel, and knit into stockings, the boys learning to fashion their own, while Hannah knit her anxiety and her hidden heartaches into socks for her soldier boys and their father.
text_transcription: HARD TIMES THESE WERE THE LOOM IN THE GARRET COULD NOT BE USED FOR EVEN FINGERS WOULD FREEZE IN THAT ATMOSPHERE SO THE THREAD WAS WOUND OFF TWISTED ON THE GREAT WHEEL AND KNIT INTO STOCKINGS THE BOYS LEARNED TO FASHION THEIR OWN WHILE HANNAH KNIT HER ANXIETY AND HER HIDDEN HEARTACHES INTO SOCKS FOR HER SOLDIER BOYS AND THEIR FATHER
phonemes: hˈɑːɹd tˈaɪmz ðˈiːz wɜː. ðə lˈuːm ɪnðə ɡˈæɹɪt kʊd nˌɑːt biː jˈuːzd, fɔːɹ ˈiːvən fˈɪŋɡɚz wʊd fɹˈiːz ɪn ðæt ˈætməsfˌɪɹ; sˌoʊ ðə θɹˈɛd wʌz wˈaʊnd ˈɔf, twˈɪstᵻd ɔnðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈiːl, ænd nˈɪt ˌɪntʊ stˈɑːkɪŋz, ðə bˈɔɪz lˈɜːnɪŋ tə fˈæʃən ðɛɹ ˈoʊn, wˌaɪl hˈænə nˈɪt hɜːɹ æŋzˈaɪəɾi ænd hɜː hˈɪdən hˈɑːɹɾeɪks ˌɪntʊ sˈɑːks fɔːɹ hɜː sˈoʊldʒɚ bˈɔɪz ænd ðɛɹ fˈɑːðɚ.