text_original: Driving along the shore of the Delaware one day, John 30 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER Stevens of New Jersey saw Fitch's little steamboat puflSng slowly along between Philadelphia and Trenton. He followed it to the next landing and examined it with care. He had long been interested in steamboats and now de  cided to build one.
text_transcription: DRIVING ALONG THE SHORE OF THE DELAWARE ONE DAY JOHN STEVENS OF NEW JERSEY SAW FITCH'S LITTLE STEAMBOAT PUFFING SLOWLY ALONG BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND TRETTON HE FOLLOWED IT TO THE NEXT LANDING AND EXAMINED IT WITH CARE HE HAD LONG BEEN INTERESTED IN STEAMBOATS AND NOW DECIDED TO BUILD ONE
phonemes: dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹ ʌvðə dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ wˈʌn dˈeɪ, dʒˈɑːn θˈɜːɾi ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ stˈiːvənz ʌv nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi sˈɔː fˈɪtʃɪz lˈɪɾəl stˈiːmboʊt pˈʌfəl ˌɛsˌɛndʒˈiː slˈoʊli ɐlˈɔŋ bᵻtwˌiːn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ænd tɹˈɛntən. hiː fˈɑːloʊd ɪt tə ðə nˈɛkst lˈændɪŋ ænd ɛɡzˈæmɪnd ɪt wɪð kˈɛɹ. hiː hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn stˈiːmboʊts ænd nˈaʊ də sˈaɪdᵻd tə bˈɪld wˌʌn.