text_original: He was not a superior scholar. Books interested him much less than painting or the shop of the gunsmith. Nobody knows who taught him to paint, unless it was Major Andr6, who was later hanged as a spy. Major Andr^ hved for some months at Lancaster and gave painting lessons there.
text_transcription: HE WAS NOT A SUPERIOR SCHOLAR BOOKS INTERESTED HIM MUCH LESS THAN PAINTING OR THE SHOP OF THE GUNSMITH NOBODY KNOWS WHO TAUGHT HIM TO PAINT UNLESS IT WAS MAJOR ANDRE WHO WAS LATER HANGED AS A SPY MAJOR ANDRE LIVED FOR SOME MONTHS AT LANCASTER AND GAVE PAINTING LESSONS THERE
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˌɑːɾə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ skˈɑːlɚ. bˈʊks ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd hˌɪm mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs ðɐn pˈeɪntɪŋ ɔːɹ ðə ʃˈɑːp ʌvðə ɡˈʌnsmɪθ. nˈoʊbɑːdi nˈoʊz hˌuː tˈɔːt hˌɪm tə pˈeɪnt, ʌnlˈɛs ɪt wʌz mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈændɚ sˈɪks, hˌuː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ hˈæŋd æz ɐ spˈaɪ. mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈændɚɹ ˈeɪtʃvˈɛd fɔːɹ sˌʌm mˈʌnθs æt lˈæŋkæstɚ ænd ɡˈeɪv pˈeɪntɪŋ lˈɛsənz ðˈɛɹ.