text_original: It was a sad truth that many of the poor boys had neither parent nor relative to correspond with, but these were none the less eager in their literary work, for had they not Miss Macpherson and the ladies of the Home to write to?
text_transcription: IT WAS A SAD TRUTH THAT MANY OF THE POOR BOYS HAD NEITHER PARENT NOR RELATIVE TO CORRESPOND WITH BUT THESE WERE NONE THE LESS EAGER IN THEIR LITERARY WORK FOR HAD THEY NOT MISS MACPHERSON AND THE LADIES OF THE HOME TO WRITE TO
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ sˈæd tɹˈuːθ ðæt mˈɛnɪəv ðə pˈʊɹ bˈɔɪz hæd nˈiːðɚ pˈɛɹənt nˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛlətˌɪv tə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːnd wɪð, bˌʌt ðiːz wɜː nˈʌn ðə lˈɛs ˈiːɡɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɜːk, fɔːɹ hæd ðeɪ nˌɑːt mˈɪs mˈækfɚsən ænd ðə lˈeɪdiz ʌvðə hˈoʊm tə ɹˈaɪt tuː?