text_original: A good friend allowed George to try his hand at the work, and although only twenty years of age, he was soon braking at another mine. 54 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER Thus, through attention to work and study, and through perseverance, George Stephenson advanced step by step from herdboy to brakeman; he educated himself, and became a skilled worker. Further Improvement To add to his wages, Stephenson took to mending and making shoes in the evening.
text_transcription: A GOOD FRIEND ALLOWED GEORGE TO TRY HIS HAND AT THE WORK AND ALTHOUGH ONLY TWENTY YEARS OF AGE HE WAS SOON BREAKING AT ANOTHER MINE THUS THROUGH ATTENTION TO WORK AND STUDY AND THROUGH PERSEVERANCE GEORGE STEVENSON ADVANCED STEP BY STEP FROM HERDBOY TO BRAKEMAN HE EDUCATED HIMSELF AND BECAME A SKILLED WORKER FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO ADD TO HIS WAGES STEVENSON TOOK TO MENDING AND MAKING SHOES IN THE EVENING
phonemes: ɐ ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛnd ɐlˈaʊd dʒˈɔːɹdʒ tə tɹˈaɪ hɪz hˈænd æt ðə wˈɜːk, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, hiː wʌz sˈuːn bɹˈeɪkɪŋ æɾ ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈaɪn. fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ ðˈʌs, θɹuː ɐtˈɛnʃən tə wˈɜːk ænd stˈʌdi, ænd θɹuː pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹəns, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stˈɛfɛnsən ɐdvˈænst stˈɛp baɪ stˈɛp fɹʌm hˈɜːdbɔɪ tə bɹˈeɪkmən; hiː ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ skˈɪld wˈɜːkɚ. fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt tʊ ˈæd tə hɪz wˈeɪdʒᵻz, stˈɛfɛnsən tˈʊk tə mˈɛndɪŋ ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ ʃˈuːz ɪnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ.