text_original: John had built a sawmill on the brook a little way from the house, and already owned a flourishing trade, for the settlement about the lake from which Nepasset Brook sprung was quite large, and till John Perkins went there the lumber had been all drawn fifteen miles off, to Litchfield, and his mill was only three miles from Nepash village. Hard work and hard fare lay before them both, but they were not daunted by the prospect....
text_transcription: JOHN HAD BUILT A SAWMILL ON THE BROOK A LITTLE WAY FROM THE HOUSE AND ALREADY OWNED A FLOURISHING TRADE FOR THE SETTLEMENT ABOUT THE LAKE FROM WHICH NAPACIT BROOKS SPRUNG WAS QUITE LARGE AND UNTIL JOHN PERKINS WENT THERE THE LUMBER HAD BEEN ALL DRAWN FIFTEEN MILES OFF TO LICHFIELD AND HIS MILL WAS ONLY THREE MILES FROM NEPPISH VILLAGE HARD WORK AND HARD FARE LAY BEFORE THEM BOTH BUT THEY WERE NOT DAUNTED BY THE PROSPECT
phonemes: dʒˈɑːn hæd bˈɪlt ɐ sˈɔːmɪl ɔnðə bɹˈʊk ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈeɪ fɹʌmðə hˈaʊs, ænd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˈoʊnd ɐ flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ tɹˈeɪd, fɚðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˈeɪk fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ nˈɛpɐsˌɛt bɹˈʊk spɹˈʌŋ wʌz kwˈaɪt lˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd tˈɪl dʒˈɑːn pˈɜːkɪnz wɛnt ðɛɹ ðə lˈʌmbɚ hɐdbɪn ˈɔːl dɹˈɔːn fˈɪftiːn mˈaɪlz ˈɔf, tə lˈɪtʃfiːld, ænd hɪz mˈɪl wʌz ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː mˈaɪlz fɹʌm nˈɛpæʃ vˈɪlɪdʒ. hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːk ænd hˈɑːɹd fˈɛɹ lˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm bˈoʊθ, bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt dˈɔːntᵻd baɪ ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkt....