text_original: Have crossed house  less prairies between midnight and morning, with only a stage driver, and I never encountered a neglect or a rudeness: but found gentlemen in red flannel shirts and their trowsers stuffed into the tops of their boots, who had no knowledge of grammar, and who would, I think, have sold their lives dearly in my defense.
text_transcription: HAVE CROSSED HOUSELESS PRAIRIES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MORNING WITH ONLY A STAGE DRIVER AND I NEVER ENCOUNTERED A NEGLECT OR A RUDENESS BUT FOUND GENTLEMEN IN RED FLANNEL SHIRTS AND THEIR TROUSERS STUFFED INTO THE TOPS OF THEIR BOOTS WHO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF GRAMMAR AND WHO WOULD I THINK HAVE SOLD THEIR LIVES DEARLY IN MY DEFENCE
phonemes: hæv kɹˈɔst hˈaʊs lˈɛs pɹˈɛɹiz bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɪdnaɪt ænd mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, wɪð ˈoʊnli ɐ stˈeɪdʒ dɹˈaɪvɚ, ænd aɪ nˈɛvɚɹ ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɐ nᵻɡlˈɛkt ɔːɹ ɐ ɹˈuːdnəs: bˌʌt fˈaʊnd dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪn ɹˈɛd flˈænəl ʃˈɜːts ænd ðɛɹ tɹˈoʊzɚz stˈʌft ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈɑːps ʌv ðɛɹ bˈuːts, hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ɡɹˈæmɚ, ænd hˌuː wˈʊd, aɪ θˈɪŋk, hæv sˈoʊld ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz dˈɪɹli ɪn maɪ dᵻfˈɛns.