text_original: Retmning to America in the spring of 1839, he wrote: "I retimi without a penny in my pocket, and have to borrow even for my meals." The next four years were the darkest in Morse's life. His partners had spent all their money, and at times lost interest.
text_transcription: RETURNING TO AMERICA IN THE SPRING OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY NINE HE WROTE I RETURN WITHOUT A PENNY IN MY POCKET AND HAVE TO BORROW EVEN FOR MY MILLS THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WERE THE DARKEST IN MORSE'S LIFE HIS PARTNERS HAD SPENT ALL THEIR MONEY AND AT TIMES LOST INTEREST
phonemes: ɹˈɛtmɪŋ tʊ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, hiː ɹˈoʊt: "aɪ ɹˈɛɾɪmi wɪðˌaʊt ɐ pˈɛni ɪn maɪ pˈɑːkɪt, ænd hæv tə bˈɑːɹoʊ ˈiːvən fɔːɹ maɪ mˈiːlz." ðə nˈɛkst fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz wɜː ðə dˈɑːɹkɪst ɪn mˈɔːɹsᵻz lˈaɪf. hɪz pˈɑːɹtnɚz hæd spˈɛnt ˈɔːl ðɛɹ mˈʌni, ænd æt tˈaɪmz lˈɔst ˈɪntɹɛst.