text_original: As soon as Robert was old enough he was sent to the parish school. The education to be had there scarcely went beyond the primer and writing, and it soon seemed best to send Robert to Newcastle. This was expensive, and Stephenson's earnings were small.
text_transcription: AS SOON AS ROBERT WAS OLD ENOUGH HE WAS SENT TO THE PARISH SCHOOL THE EDUCATION TO BE HAD THERE SCARCELY WENT BEYOND THE PRIMER AND WRITING AND IT SOON SEEMED BEST TO SEND ROBERT TO NEWCASTLE THIS WAS EXPENSIVE AND STEVENSON'S EARNINGS WERE SMALL
phonemes: æz sˈuːn æz ɹˈɑːbɚt wʌz ˈoʊld ɪnˈʌf hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə pˈæɹɪʃ skˈuːl. ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən təbi hæd ðɛɹ skˈɛɹsli wɛnt bᵻjˌɔnd ðə pɹˈaɪmɚ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ænd ɪt sˈuːn sˈiːmd bˈɛst tə sˈɛnd ɹˈɑːbɚt tə nˈuːkæsəl. ðɪs wʌz ɛkspˈɛnsɪv, ænd stˈɛfɛnsənz ˈɜːnɪŋz wɜː smˈɔːl.