text_original: I caught greedily at the words, ancient his  tory. Ah, if I could only be permitted to study such a lesson ! 'No such progress or promotion seemed open to me; but the thought interfered with my pray  ers, and followed me into the realm of sleep.
text_transcription: I CAUGHT GREEDILY AT THE WORDS ANCIENT HISTORY AH IF I COULD ONLY BE PERMITTED TO STUDY SUCH A LESSON NO SUCH PROGRESS OR PROMOTION SEEMED OPEN TO ME BUT THE THOUGHT INTERFERED WITH MY PRAYERS AND FOLLOWED ME INTO THE REALM OF SLEEP
phonemes: aɪ kˈɔːt ɡɹˈiːdili æt ðə wˈɜːdz, ˈeɪntʃənt hɪz tˈɔːɹi. ˈɑː, ɪf aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli biː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə stˈʌdi sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɛsən ! nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɔːɹ pɹəmˈoʊʃən sˈiːmd ˈoʊpən tə mˌiː; bˌʌt ðə θˈɔːt ˌɪntəfˈɪɹd wɪð maɪ pɹˈeɪ ˈɜːz, ænd fˈɑːloʊd mˌiː ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɛlm ʌv slˈiːp.