text_original: His father, CoL Dunning McNair, was proprietor of the village, and had been ridiculed for predicting that, in the course of human events, there would be a graded, McAdamized road, all the way from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and that if he did not live to see it his children would.
text_transcription: HIS FATHER COLONEL DUNNING MC NAIR WAS PROPRIETOR OF THE VILLAGE AND HAD BEEN RIDICULED FOR PREDICTING THAT IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS THERE WOULD BE A GRADED MACADAMIZED ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM PHILADELPHIA TO PITTSBURGH IN THAT IF HE DID NOT LIVE TO SEE IT HIS CHILDREN WOULD
phonemes: hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, kˈoʊ ˈɛl dˈʌnɪŋ mək nˈɛɹ, wʌz pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾɚɹ ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ, ænd hɐdbɪn ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːld fɔːɹ pɹɪdˈɪktɪŋ ðˈæt, ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv hjˈuːmən ᵻvˈɛnts, ðɛɹ wʊd biː ɐ ɡɹˈeɪdᵻd, mək ˈædɐmˌaɪzd ɹˈoʊd, ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ fɹʌm fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə tə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, ænd ðæt ɪf hiː dɪdnˌɑːt lˈɪv tə sˈiː ɪt hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən wˈʊd.