text_original: His mother was ready to take me into the family, — although the house was not large enough to accommodate us comfortably — the old shop in the yard could be fitted up for a school room. I could teach and he could manage the estate. 42 Half a Centuet. In this change, he but followed that impulse which led the men of England, centuries ago, to enact, that " marriage annuls all previous contracts between the parties," and which now leads men in all civilized countries to preserve such statutes.
text_transcription: HIS MOTHER WAS READY TO TAKE ME INTO THE FAMILY ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE AS COMFORTABLY THE OLD SHOP IN THE YARD COULD BE FITTED OUT FOR A SCHOOLROOM I COULD TEACH AND HE COULD MANAGE THE ESTATE IN THIS CHANGE HE BUT FOLLOWED THAT IMPULSE WHICH LED THE MEN OF ENGLAND CENTURIES AGO TO ENACT THAT MARRIAGE ANNULS ALL PREVIOUS CONTRACTS BETWEEN PARTIES AND WHICH NOW LEADS MEN IN ALL CIVILIZED COUNTRIES TO PRESERVE SUCH STATUTES
phonemes: hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌz ɹˈɛdi tə tˈeɪk mˌiː ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈæmɪli, — ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə hˈaʊs wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɐkˈɑːmədˌeɪt ˌʌs kˈʌmftəbli — ðɪ ˈoʊld ʃˈɑːp ɪnðə jˈɑːɹd kʊd biː fˈɪɾᵻd ˌʌp fɚɹə skˈuːl ɹˈuːm. aɪ kʊd tˈiːtʃ ænd hiː kʊd mˈænɪdʒ ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt. fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːt. ɪn ðɪs tʃˈeɪndʒ, hiː bˌʌt fˈɑːloʊd ðæt ˈɪmpʌls wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd ðə mˈɛn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐɡˈoʊ, tʊ ɛnˈækt, ðˈæt " mˈæɹɪdʒ ɐnˈʌlz ˈɔːl pɹˈiːviəs kˈɑːntɹækts bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz," ænd wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ lˈiːdz mˈɛn ɪn ˈɔːl sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd kˈʌntɹiz tə pɹɪzˈɜːv sˈʌtʃ stˈætʃuːts.