text_original: The colonists pre  ferred to live their careless, joyous, often dissolute lives, and the stern spirit of Wesley had no charm for them.
text_transcription: THE COLONISTS PREFERRED TO LIVE THEIR CARELESS JOYOUS OFTEN DISSOLUTE LIVES AND THE STERN SPIRIT OF WESLEY HAD NO CHARM FOR THEM
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts pɹˈiː fˈɜːd tə lˈɪv ðɛɹ kˈɛɹləs, dʒˈɔɪəs, ˈɔfən dˈɪsəlˌuːt lˈaɪvz, ænd ðə stˈɜːn spˈɪɹɪt ʌv wˈɛsli hæd nˈoʊ tʃˈɑːɹm fɔːɹ ðˌɛm.