text_original: During this period the freed slaves were to work for their former masters during three fourths of their working week or day, in return for maintenance. During one fourth of their time they were to be free to work for hire.
text_transcription: DURING THIS PERIOD THE FREED SLAVES WERE TO WORK FOR THEIR FORMER MASTERS DURING THREE FOURTHS OF THEIR WORKING WEEK OR DAY IN RETURN FOR MAINTENANCE DURING ONE FOURTH OF THEIR TIME THEY WERE TO BE FREE TO WORK FOR HIRE
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ðə fɹˈiːd slˈeɪvz wɜː tə wˈɜːk fɔːɹ ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈæstɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ θɹˈiː fˈɔːɹθs ʌv ðɛɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ wˈiːk ɔːɹ dˈeɪ, ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɔːɹ mˈeɪntənəns. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈʌn fˈɔːɹθ ʌv ðɛɹ tˈaɪm ðeɪ wɜː təbi fɹˈiː tə wˈɜːk fɔːɹ hˈaɪɚ.