text_original: . and for an hour and a half he produced the curious spectacle of a boat moved by wheels, . . . these wheels being pro  vided with paddles or flat plates, and moved by a fire engine. In following it along the wharf, the speed against the current of the Seine was about that of a rapid walker, that is, about four miles an hour.
text_transcription: AND FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF HE PRODUCED THE CURIOUS SPECTACLE OF A BOAT MOVING BY WHEELS THESE WHEELS BEING PROVIDED WITH PADDLES OR FLAT PLATES AND MOVED BY A FIRE ENGINE IN FOLLOWING IT ALONG THE WHARF THE SPEED AGAINST THE CURRENT OF THE SEINE WAS ABOUT THAT OF A RAPID WALKER THAT IS ABOUT FOUR MILES AN HOUR
phonemes: . ænd fɚɹən ˈaʊɚ ænd ɐ hˈæf hiː pɹədˈuːst ðə kjˈʊɹɹiəs spˈɛktəkəl əvə bˈoʊt mˈuːvd baɪ wˈiːlz, . . . ðiːz wˈiːlz bˌiːɪŋ pɹˈoʊ vˈaɪdᵻd wɪð pˈædəlz ɔːɹ flˈæt plˈeɪts, ænd mˈuːvd baɪ ɐ fˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛndʒɪn. ɪn fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɪɾ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɔːɹf, ðə spˈiːd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɜːɹənt ʌvðə sˈeɪn wʌz ɐbˌaʊt ðæt əvɚ ɹˈæpɪd wˈɔːkɚ, ðæt ˈɪz, ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ɐn ˈaʊɚ.