text_original: These were but half a block away, on the same side of the street, but on the opposite side, and corner of the next cross street, in a nice two story brick house, with a small yard in front. An old lady answered his sum  mons, but refused to admit us: when he insisted and I interposed, saying the lady was afraid of soldiers, but would admit us.
text_transcription: THESE WERE BUT HALF A BLOCK AWAY ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET BUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND CORNER OF THE NEXT CROSS STREET IN A NICE TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE WITH A SMALL YARD IN FRONT AN OLD LADY ANSWERED HIS SUMMONS BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT US WHEN HE INSISTED AND I INTERPOSED SAYING THE LADY WAS AFRAID OF SOLDIERS BUT WOULD ADMIT US
phonemes: ðiːz wɜː bˌʌt hˈæf ɐ blˈɑːk ɐwˈeɪ, ɔnðə sˈeɪm sˈaɪd ʌvðə stɹˈiːt, bˌʌt ɔnðɪ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt sˈaɪd, ænd kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌvðə nˈɛkst kɹˈɔs stɹˈiːt, ɪn ɐ nˈaɪs tˈuː stˈɔːɹi bɹˈɪk hˈaʊs, wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl jˈɑːɹd ɪn fɹˈʌnt. ɐn ˈoʊld lˈeɪdi ˈænsɚd hɪz sˈʌm mˈɑːnz, bˌʌt ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ˌʌs: wˌɛn hiː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ænd aɪ ˌɪntɚpˈoʊzd, sˈeɪɪŋ ðə lˈeɪdi wʌz ɐfɹˈeɪd ʌv sˈoʊldʒɚz, bˌʌt wʊd ɐdmˈɪt ˌʌs.