text_original: Fowling, for a person in Ben's situation, was not merely a source of pleasure, but of profit, as the feathers sold readily for cash, the bodies were good for food, and could be exchanged at the store for groceries, or with the farmers for wool and flax, which Sally made into cloth.
text_transcription: FOWLING FOR A PERSON IN BEN SITUATION WAS NOT MERELY A SOURCE OF PLEASURE BUT OF PROFIT AS THE FEATHERS SOLD READILY FOR CASH THE BODIES WERE GOOD FOR FOOD AND COULD BE EXCHANGED AT THE STORE FOR GROCERIES OR WITH THE FARMERS FOR WOOL AND FLAX WHICH SALLY MADE INTO CLOTH
phonemes: fˈaʊlɪŋ, fɚɹə pˈɜːsən ɪn bˈɛnz sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, wʌz nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ɐ sˈɔːɹs ʌv plˈɛʒɚ, bˌʌt ʌv pɹˈɑːfɪt, æz ðə fˈɛðɚz sˈoʊld ɹˈɛdili fɔːɹ kˈæʃ, ðə bˈɑːdiz wɜː ɡˈʊd fɔːɹ fˈuːd, ænd kʊd biː ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd æt ðə stˈɔːɹ fɔːɹ ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹiz, ɔːɹ wɪððə fˈɑːɹmɚz fɔːɹ wˈʊl ænd flˈæks, wˌɪtʃ sˈæli mˌeɪd ˌɪntʊ klˈɔθ.