text_original: This seemed a large sum of money to spend on an untried enterprise. It was also hard for men to understand how useful the telegraph would be. Congress refused to vote the money.
text_transcription: THIS SEEMED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO SPEND ON AN UNTRIED ENTERPRISE IT WAS ALSO HARD FOR MEN TO UNDERSTAND HOW USEFUL THE TELEGRAPH WOULD BE CONGRESS REFUSED TO VOTE THE MONEY
phonemes: ðɪs sˈiːmd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈʌm ʌv mˈʌni tə spˈɛnd ˌɔn ɐn ʌntɹˈaɪd ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz. ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɑːɹd fɔːɹ mˈɛn tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ jˈuːsfəl ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf wʊd bˈiː. kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə vˈoʊt ðə mˈʌni.