text_original: The colonists were a hardy, a stub  born, and a high minded people, well fitted to battle with the elements and the Indians, and to preserve, under new conditions, the austere standard of morality which led them to look for liberty across the sea.
text_transcription: THE COLONISTS WERE A HARDY STUBBORN AND HIGH MINDED PEOPLE WELL FITTED TO BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS AND THE INDIANS AND TO PRESERVE UNDER NEW CONDITIONS THE AUSTERE STANDARD OF MORALITY WHICH LED THEM TO LOOK FOR LIBERTY ACROSS THE SEA
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːlənˌɪsts wɜːɹ ɐ hˈɑːɹdi, ɐ stˈʌb bˈɔːɹn, ænd ɐ hˈaɪ mˈaɪndᵻd pˈiːpəl, wˈɛl fˈɪɾᵻd tə bˈæɾəl wɪððɪ ˈɛlɪmənts ænd ðɪ ˈɪndiənz, ænd tə pɹɪzˈɜːv, ˌʌndɚ nˈuː kəndˈɪʃənz, ðɪ ɔːstˈɪɹ stˈændɚd ʌv mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd ðˌɛm tə lˈʊk fɔːɹ lˈɪbɚɾi əkɹˌɑːs ðə sˈiː.