text_original: He had come into this belief with dif  ficulty. As a lad, he had kept sheep, like the Prophet Amos, and had thus lived much by himself and had had opportunity to think.
text_transcription: HE HAD COME INTO THIS BELIEF WITH DIFFICULTY AS A LAD HE HAD KEPT SHEEP LIKE THE PROPHET AMOS AND HAD THUS LIVED MUCH BY HIMSELF AND HAD HAD OPPORTUNITY TO THINK
phonemes: hiː hæd kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ðɪs bᵻlˈiːf wɪð dˈɪf fˈɪkʌlti. æz ɐ lˈæd, hiː hæd kˈɛpt ʃˈiːp, lˈaɪk ðə pɹˈɑːfɪt ˈeɪmɑːs, ænd hæd ðˈʌs lˈɪvd mˈʌtʃ baɪ hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hæd hæd ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə θˈɪŋk.