text_original: After eight months of racking labor, the model was ready to start. It worked, but despite all Watt's care, it "sniffed at many joints.'^ The condenser did not work well; the cylinder leaked, and the piston was far from being steam tight. To add to Watt's troubles, his "old White Iron man," a tinner and his best workman, died. The cross ' beam broke. Nevertheless, Watt saw enough to know that he was on the right track.
text_transcription: AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF RACKING LABOUR THE MODEL WAS READY TO START IT WORKED BUT DESPITE ALL WATTS'S CARE IT SNIFFED AT MANY JOINTS HE SAID THE CONDENSER DID NOT WORK WELL THE CYLINDER LEAKED AND THE PISTON WAS FAR FROM BEING STEAMED TIGHT TO ADD TO WATTS'S TROUBLES HIS OLD WHITE IRON MAN A TINNER AND HIS BEST WORKMAN DIED THE CROSS BEAM BROKE NEVERTHELESS WATT SAW ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT HE WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK
phonemes: ˈæftɚɹ ˈeɪt mˈʌnθs ʌv ɹˈækɪŋ lˈeɪbɚ, ðə mˈɑːdəl wʌz ɹˈɛdi tə stˈɑːɹt. ɪt wˈɜːkt, bˌʌt dᵻspˈaɪt ˈɔːl wˈɑːts kˈɛɹ, ɪt "snˈɪft æt mˈɛni dʒˈɔɪnts.ðə kəndˈɛnsɚ dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɜːk wˈɛl; ðə sˈɪlɪndɚ lˈiːkt, ænd ðə pˈɪstən wʌz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ stˈiːm tˈaɪt. tʊ ˈæd tə wˈɑːts tɹˈʌbəlz, hˈɪz "ˈoʊld wˈaɪt ˈaɪɚn mˈæn," ɐ tˈɪnɚ ænd hɪz bˈɛst wˈɜːkmən, dˈaɪd. ðə kɹˈɔs bˈiːm bɹˈoʊk. nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, wˈɑːt sˈɔː ɪnˈʌf tə nˈoʊ ðæt hiː wʌz ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt tɹˈæk.