ɹˈiːd, æz ɐ fɹˈiːdmən, wˈɜːkt æz ɐ lˈeɪbɚɹɚ ænd kˈɑːɹpəntɚɹ ænd ˈɜːnd ðə mˈʌni tə bˈɪld hɪz ˈoʊn hˈaʊs fɔːɹ hɪz ɹˈæpɪdli ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ fˈæmɪli.
Reed, as a freedman, worked as a laborer and carpenter and earned the money to build his own house for his rapidly growing family.