text_original: Men had, for many years, dreamed of a new power which would be more useful than either work animals, sails, windmills, or water wheels. This new power was steam. Yet no one had been able to apply the power of steam so that it would grind corn and wheat, spin and weave cotton and wool, or do any useful thing at all.
text_transcription: MEN HAD FOR MANY YEARS DREAMED OF A NEW POWER WHICH WOULD BE MORE USEFUL THAN EITHER WORK ANIMALS SAILS WINDMILLS OR WATER WHEELS THIS NEW POWER WAS STEAM YET NO ONE HAD BEEN ABLE TO APPLY THE POWER OF STEAM SO THAT IT WOULD GRIND CORN AND WHEAT SPIN AND WEAVE COTTON AND WOOL OR DO ANY USEFUL THING AT ALL
phonemes: mˈɛn hˌæd, fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, dɹˈiːmd əvə nˈuː pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ wʊd biː mˈɔːɹ jˈuːsfəl ðɐn ˈiːðɚ wˈɜːk ˈænɪməlz, sˈeɪlz, wˈɪndmɪlz, ɔːɹ wˈɔːɾɚ wˈiːlz. ðɪs nˈuː pˈaʊɚ wʌz stˈiːm. jˈɛt nˈoʊwˈʌn hɐdbɪn ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐplˈaɪ ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv stˈiːm sˌoʊ ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd ɡɹˈaɪnd kˈɔːɹn ænd wˈiːt, spˈɪn ænd wˈiːv kˈɑːʔn̩ ænd wˈʊl, ɔːɹ dˈuː ˌɛni jˈuːsfəl θˈɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl.