text_original: This was a rare event with Widow Stadt. For many long years, in consequence of the strange incidents connected with her history, the whole village of Thoctree believed that she had dealings with evil spirits ; no one therefore ever ventured near her hut, — strange superstitions of that age and ignorant region
text_transcription: THIS WAS A RARE EVENT WITH WIDOW'S DAD FOR MANY LONG YEARS IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE STRANGE INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH HER HISTORY THE WHOLE VILLAGE OF SOCK TREE BELIEVED THAT SHE HAD DEALINGS WITH EVIL SPIRITS NO ONE THEREFORE EVER VENTURED NEAR HER HUT STRANGE SUPERSTITIONS OF THAT AGE AND IGNORANT REGION
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzɐ ɹˈɛɹ ᵻvˈɛnt wɪð wˈɪdoʊ stˈæt. fɔːɹ mˈɛni lˈɔŋ jˈɪɹz, ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ʌvðə stɹˈeɪndʒ ˈɪnsɪdənts kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð hɜː hˈɪstɚɹi, ðə hˈoʊl vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv θˈɑːktɹiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ʃiː hæd dˈiːlɪŋz wɪð ˈiːvəl spˈɪɹɪts ; nˈoʊwˈʌn ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ vˈɛntʃɚd nˌɪɹ hɜː hˈʌt, — stɹˈeɪndʒ sˈuːpɚstˈɪʃənz ʌv ðæt ˈeɪdʒ ænd ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ɹˈiːdʒən