text_original: On the boat, all the way down the river, the gener  al topic of conversation was the contrast between the desolate slave cursed shores of Kentucky, and the smiling plenty of the opposite bank; but Louisville was largely settled by JSTorthern people, and was to prove an oasis in the desert of slavery.
text_transcription: ON THE BOAT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER THE GENERAL TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WAS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DESOLATE SLAVE CURSED SHORES OF KENTUCKY AND THE SMILING PLENTY OF THE OPPOSITE BANK BUT LOUISVILLE WAS LARGELY SETTLED BY NORTHERN PEOPLE AND WAS TO PROVE AN OASIS IN THE DESERT OF SLAVERY
phonemes: ɔnðə bˈoʊt, ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ dˌaʊn ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹ ˈæl tˈɑːpɪk ʌv kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wʌzðə kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˌiːn ðə dˈɛsələt slˈeɪv kˈɜːst ʃˈɔːɹz ʌv kɛntˈʌki, ænd ðə smˈaɪlɪŋ plˈɛnti ʌvðɪ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt bˈæŋk; bˌʌt lˈuːizvˌɪl wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli sˈɛɾəld baɪ dʒˌeɪˈɛs tˈɔːɹðɚn pˈiːpəl, ænd wʌz tə pɹˈuːv ɐn oʊˈeɪsɪs ɪnðə dˈɛzɚt ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi.