text_original: After almost ten years of planning and experimenting, these men thought they were on the point of success. The boat of which they expected so much was launched in 1798. But alas! it could run only three miles an hour in still water, and was soon given up as a^failure.
text_transcription: AFTER ALMOST TEN YEARS OF PLANNING AND EXPERIMENTING THESE MEN THOUGHT THEY WERE ON THE POINT OF SUCCESS THE BOAT OF WHICH THEY EXPECTED SO MUCH WAS LAUNCHED IN SEVENTEEN NINETY EIGHT BUT ALAS IT COULD ONLY RUN THREE MILES AN HOUR IN STILL WATER AND WAS SOON GIVEN UP AS A FAILURE
phonemes: ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ʌv plˈænɪŋ ænd ɛkspˈɛɹɪməntɪŋ, ðiːz mˈɛn θˈɔːt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv səksˈɛs. ðə bˈoʊt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt. bˌʌt ɐlˈæs! ɪt kʊd ɹˈʌn ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː mˈaɪlz ɐn ˈaʊɚɹ ɪn stˈɪl wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd wʌz sˈuːn ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp æz ɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ.