text_original: Educating his Son Stephenson often thought of the diflSiculties he had in life because of his lack of schooling. He was determined to give his only son Robert, born in 1803, a good education. As soon as Robert was old enough he was sent to the parish school.
text_transcription: EDUCATING HIS SON STEVENSON OFTEN THOUGHT OF THE DIFFICULTIES HE HAD IN LIFE BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF SCHOOLING HE WAS DETERMINED TO GIVE HIS ONLY SON ROBERT BORN IN EIGHTEEN O THREE A GOOD EDUCATION AS SOON AS ROBERT WAS OLD ENOUGH HE WAS SENT TO THE PARISH SCHOOL
phonemes: ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɪŋ hɪz sˈʌn stˈɛfɛnsən ˈɔfən θˈɔːt ʌvðə dˈɪfəl sˈɪkʌltiz hiː hæd ɪn lˈaɪf bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz lˈæk ʌv skˈuːlɪŋ. hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡˈɪv hɪz ˈoʊnli sˈʌn ɹˈɑːbɚt, bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː, ɐ ɡˈʊd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən. æz sˈuːn æz ɹˈɑːbɚt wʌz ˈoʊld ɪnˈʌf hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə pˈæɹɪʃ skˈuːl.