text_original: Driving a gin horse was well enough, but George wanted to be an engineer. To be assistant fireman was the first step. Great was his joy when, at about fourteen, he was made assistant to his father, at the wage of twenty five cents a day.
text_transcription: DRIVING A GIN HORSE WAS WELL ENOUGH BUT GEORGE WANTED TO BE AN ENGINEER TO BE AN ASSISTANT FIREMAN WAS THE FIRST STEP GREAT WAS HIS JOY WHEN AT ABOUT FOURTEEN HE WAS MADE ASSISTANT TO HIS FATHER AT THE WAGE OF TWENTY FIVE CENTS A DAY
phonemes: dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɪn hˈɔːɹs wʌz wˈɛl ɪnˈʌf, bˌʌt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɔntᵻd təbi ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ. təbi ɐsˈɪstənt fˈaɪɚmən wʌzðə fˈɜːst stˈɛp. ɡɹˈeɪt wʌz hɪz dʒˈɔɪ wˈɛn, æɾ ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹtiːn, hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐsˈɪstənt tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, æt ðə wˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv sˈɛnts ɐ dˈeɪ.