text_original: His first school mistress was an old woman, who was concerned chiefly with his soul, and who gave him,^ before he had completed his eighth year, an intimate  knowledge of the Bible. The inevitable consequence of this training was that religion became his first thought.
text_transcription: HIS FIRST SCHOOLMISTRESS WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO WAS CHIEFLY CONCERNED WITH HIS SOUL AND WHO GAVE HIM BEFORE HE HAD COMPLETED HIS EIGHTH YEAR AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIBLE THE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS TRAINING WAS THAT RELIGION BECAME HIS FIRST THOUGHT
phonemes: hɪz fˈɜːst skˈuːl mˈɪstɹəs wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld wˈʊmən, hˌuː wʌz kənsˈɜːnd tʃˈiːfli wɪð hɪz sˈoʊl, ænd hˌuː ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm,bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː hæd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd hɪz ˈeɪtθ jˈɪɹ, ɐn ˈɪntᵻmət nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌvðə bˈaɪbəl. ðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ʌv ðɪs tɹˈeɪnɪŋ wʌz ðæt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən bɪkˌeɪm hɪz fˈɜːst θˈɔːt.