text_original: In such times, food was very scarce. Thus it happened that not all the babies born could live, or every little child be fed. The baby girls especially were often left to die, because war was common and only boys, that grew into strong warriors, were wanted.
text_transcription: IN SUCH TIMES FOOD WAS VERY SCARCE THUS IT HAPPENED THAT NOT ALL THE BABIES BORN COULD LIVE OR EVERY LITTLE CHILD BE FED THE BABY GIRLS ESPECIALLY WERE OFTEN LEFT TO DIE BECAUSE WAR WAS COMMON AND ONLY BOYS THAT GREW INTO STRONG WARRIORS WERE WANTED
phonemes: ɪn sˈʌtʃ tˈaɪmz, fˈuːd wʌz vˈɛɹi skˈɛɹs. ðˈʌs ɪt hˈæpənd ðæt nˌɑːt ˈɔːl ðə bˈeɪbiz bˈɔːɹn kʊd lˈɪv, ɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi lˈɪɾəl tʃˈaɪld biː fˈɛd. ðə bˈeɪbi ɡˈɜːlz ɪspˈɛʃəli wɜːɹ ˈɔfən lˈɛft tə dˈaɪ, bɪkˈʌz wˈɔːɹ wʌz kˈɑːmən ænd ˈoʊnli bˈɔɪz, ðæt ɡɹˈuː ˌɪntʊ stɹˈɔŋ wˈɔːɹɪɚz, wɜː wˈɔntᵻd.