text_original: The chief improvement in boat making, from the time of the Phcenicians until the first trip of the Clermont, was to do away with oars and to use sails only. It was not until about fifty years before the time of Columbus that oars were generally discarded and large ROBERT FULTON 2? boats were propelled entirely by sails.
text_transcription: THE CHIEF IMPROVEMENT IN BOAT MAKING FROM THE TIME OF THE PHOENICIANS UNTIL THE FIRST TRIP OF THE CLEREMONT WAS TO DO AWAY WITH OARS AND USE SAILS ONLY IT WAS NOT UNTIL ABOUT FIFTY YEARS BEFORE THE TIME OF COLUMBUS THAT OARS WERE GENERALLY DISCARDED AND LARGE BOATS WERE PROPELLED ENTIRELY BY SAILS
phonemes: ðə tʃˈiːf ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ɪn bˈoʊt mˈeɪkɪŋ, fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə pˌiːˈeɪtʃsɛnˈɪʃənz ʌntˈɪl ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈɪp ʌvðə klˈɜːmɔnt, wʌz tə dˈuː ɐwˈeɪ wɪð ˈɔːɹz ænd tə jˈuːz sˈeɪlz ˈoʊnli. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl ɐbˌaʊt fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv kəlˈʌmbəs ðæt ˈɔːɹz wɜː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli dɪskˈɑːɹdᵻd ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹˈɑːbɚt fˈʊltən tˈuː? bˈoʊts wɜː pɹəpˈɛld ɛntˈaɪɚli baɪ sˈeɪlz.