text_original: 1 His family thought that he should be a minister, but his father was per  suaded by some friends and put him to work with a shoemaker. Thus he lived industriously, and very gravely and so  berly, till he was nearly twenty.
text_transcription: HIS FAMILY THOUGHT THAT HE SHOULD BE A MINISTER BUT HIS FATHER WAS PERSUADED BY SOME FRIENDS AND PUT HIM TO WORK WITH A SHOEMAKER THUS HE LIVED INDUSTRIOUSLY AND VERY GRAVELY AND SOBERLY TILL HE WAS NEARLY TWENTY
phonemes: wˈʌn hɪz fˈæmɪli θˈɔːt ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd biː ɐ mˈɪnɪstɚ, bˌʌt hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz pɜː swˈeɪdᵻd baɪ sˌʌm fɹˈɛndz ænd pˌʊt hˌɪm tə wˈɜːk wɪð ɐ ʃˈuːmeɪkɚ. ðˈʌs hiː lˈɪvd ɪndˈʌstɹiəsli, ænd vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪvli ænd sˌoʊ bˈɜːli, tˈɪl hiː wʌz nˌɪɹli twˈɛnti.