text_original: After his graduation from college, Morse decided to study art. Like Fulton, he went to London to work with Benjamin West, where he remained for four years, not returning home until 1815. He was then twenty four years old, and up to that time had been supported by his father.
text_transcription: AFTER HIS GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE MORSE DECIDED TO STUDY ART LIKE FULTON HE WENT TO LONDON TO WORK WITH BENJAMIN WEST WHERE HE REMAINED FOR FOUR YEARS NOT RETURNING HOME UNTIL EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN HE WAS THEN TWENTY FOUR YEARS OLD AND UP TO THAT TIME HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY HIS FATHER
phonemes: ˈæftɚ hɪz ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən fɹʌm kˈɑːlɪdʒ, mˈɔːɹs dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə stˈʌdi ˈɑːɹt. lˈaɪk fˈʊltən, hiː wɛnt tə lˈʌndən tə wˈɜːk wɪð bˈɛndʒəmɪn wˈɛst, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz, nˌɑːt ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ hˈoʊm ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn. hiː wʌz ðˈɛn twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ænd ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm hɐdbɪn səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.