text_original: Beginning life as a farmer's boy, collegian, and law student, General Scott from choice became a soldier, devoting himself to the higher aims of the profession of arms, and in a brilliant career of half a century had achieved world wide renown as a great military captain.
text_transcription: BEGINNING LIFE AS A FARMER'S BOY COLLEGIAN AND LAW STUDENT GENERAL SCOTT FROM CHOICE BECAME A SOLDIER DEVOTING HIMSELF TO THE HIGHER AIMS OF THE PROFESSION OF ARMS AND IN A BRILLIANT CAREER OF HALF A CENTURY HAD ACHIEVED WORLD WIDE RENOWNED AS A GREAT MILITARY CAPTAIN
phonemes: bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ lˈaɪf æz ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚz bˈɔɪ, kəlˈiːdʒən, ænd lˈɔː stˈuːdənt, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl skˈɑːt fɹʌm tʃˈɔɪs bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ, dɪvˈoʊɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə hˈaɪɚɹ ˈeɪmz ʌvðə pɹəfˈɛʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹmz, ænd ɪn ɐ bɹˈɪliənt kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi hæd ɐtʃˈiːvd wˈɜːld wˈaɪd ɹᵻnˈaʊn æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˈæptɪn.