text_original: It was a weary sojourn in Norfolk. The widow's illness was long and trying. But God has a way of making hard work seem easy; and He lightened Rhoda's labour with good news from home.
text_transcription: IT WAS A WEARY SOJOURN IN NORFOLK THE WIDOW'S ILLNESS WAS LONG AND TRYING BUT GOD HAS A WAY OF MAKING HARD WORK SEEM EASY AND HE LIGHTENED RHODA'S LABOUR WITH GOOD NEWS FROM HOME
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ wˈɪɹi sˈoʊdʒɜːn ɪn nˈɔːɹfək. ðə wˈɪdoʊz ˈɪlnəs wʌz lˈɔŋ ænd tɹˈaɪɪŋ. bˌʌt ɡˈɑːd hɐz ɐ wˈeɪ ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːk sˈiːm ˈiːzi; ænd hiː lˈaɪʔn̩d ɹˈoʊdəz lˈeɪbɚ wɪð ɡˈʊd nˈuːz fɹʌm hˈoʊm.