text_original: He studied mechanics, and came to know thoroughly the engines of both Newcomen and Watt. He took also to modeling machines. One of these was a perpetual motion machine. Though it proved a failure, as all others have, it gave him opportimity to whet his powers of invention.
text_transcription: HE STUDIED MECHANICS AND CAME TO KNOW THOROUGHLY THE ENGINES OF BOTH NEWCOMING AND WATT HE TOOK ALSO TO MODELLING MACHINES ONE OF THESE WAS A PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE THOUGH IT PROVED A FAILURE AS ALL OTHERS HAVE IT GAVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO WET HIS POWERS OF INVENTION
phonemes: hiː stˈʌdid mᵻkˈænɪks, ænd kˈeɪm tə nˈoʊ θˈʌɹoʊli ðɪ ˈɛndʒɪnz ʌv bˈoʊθ nˈuːkʌmən ænd wˈɑːt. hiː tˈʊk ˈɔːlsoʊ tə mˈɑːdəlɪŋ məʃˈiːnz. wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz wʌzɐ pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl mˈoʊʃən məʃˈiːn. ðˌoʊ ɪt pɹˈuːvd ɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ, æz ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz hˈæv, ɪt ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ˌɑːpɔːɹtˈɪmᵻɾi tə wˈɛt hɪz pˈaʊɚz ʌv ɪnvˈɛnʃən.