text_original: Wanting to know more about them, he was told that he would find them described in books. Alas! George could not read, — he did not even know his letters. He thus found that to advance further, he must be able to get information from books.
text_transcription: WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD FIND THEM DESCRIBED IN BOOKS ALAS GEORGE COULD NOT READ HE DID NOT EVEN KNOW HIS LETTERS HE THUS FOUND THAT TO ADVANCE FURTHER HE MUST BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM BOOKS
phonemes: wˈɔntɪŋ tə nˈoʊ mˈɔːɹ ɐbˈaʊt ðˌɛm, hiː wʌz tˈoʊld ðæt hiː wʊd fˈaɪnd ðˌɛm dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn bˈʊks. ɐlˈæs! dʒˈɔːɹdʒ kʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːd, — hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ˈiːvən nˈoʊ hɪz lˈɛɾɚz. hiː ðˈʌs fˈaʊnd ðæt tʊ ɐdvˈæns fˈɜːðɚ, hiː mˈʌst biː ˈeɪbəl tə ɡɛt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən fɹʌm bˈʊks.