text_original: The mayor closed a Sunday school, on the ground that in it slaves were taught to read. The teacher, a '^ew England woman, denied the charge, and claimed that only free children had been taught, while slaves were orally instructed to obey their masters, as good Presbyterians, who hoped to escape the worm that never dies.
text_transcription: THE MAYOR CLOSED A SUNDAY SCHOOL ON THE GROUND THAT IN IT SLAVES WERE TAUGHT TO READ THE TEACHER A NEW ENGLAND WOMAN DENIED THE CHARGE AND CLAIMED THAT ONLY FREE CHILDREN HAD BEEN TAUGHT WHILE SLAVES WERE ORALLY INSTRUCTED TO OBEY THEIR MASTERS AS GOOD PRESBYTERIANS WHO HOPED TO ESCAPE THE WORM THAT NEVER DIES
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪɚ klˈoʊzd ɐ sˈʌndeɪ skˈuːl, ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðæt ɪn ɪt slˈeɪvz wɜː tˈɔːt tə ɹˈiːd. ðə tˈiːtʃɚ, ɐ jˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd wˈʊmən, dᵻnˈaɪd ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd klˈeɪmd ðæt ˈoʊnli fɹˈiː tʃˈɪldɹən hɐdbɪn tˈɔːt, wˌaɪl slˈeɪvz wɜːɹ ˈɔːɹəli ɪnstɹˈʌktᵻd tʊ oʊbˈeɪ ðɛɹ mˈæstɚz, æz ɡˈʊd pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiənz, hˌuː hˈoʊpt tʊ ɛskˈeɪp ðə wˈɜːm ðæt nˈɛvɚ dˈaɪz.