text_original: Shortly after the death of his wife in 1806, Stephenson went to Scotland, to superintend, in a cotton factory, a Boulton and Watt engine. This gave him the chance he had long wanted, to work with one of those wonderful machmes.
text_transcription: SHORTLY AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE IN EIGHTEEN O SIX STEVENSON WENT TO SCOTLAND TO SUPERINTEND IN A COTTON FACTORY A BOLTON AND WAT ENGINE THIS GAVE HIM THE CHANCE HE HAD LONG WANTED TO WORK WITH ONE OF THOSE WONDERFUL MACHINES
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, stˈɛfɛnsən wɛnt tə skˈɑːtlənd, tə sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛnd, ɪn ɐ kˈɑːʔn̩ fˈæktɚɹi, ɐ bˈoʊltən ænd wˈɑːt ˈɛndʒɪn. ðɪs ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ðə tʃˈæns hiː hæd lˈɔŋ wˈɔntᵻd, tə wˈɜːk wɪð wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz wˈʌndɚfəl mˈætʃmz.