text_original: He spent the greater part of his spare time in studying his engine and in learning how each part worked. It was a great event in his Ufe when some two years later his wages were raised to three dollars a week. "I am now," he was heard to remark, "a made man for life."
text_transcription: HE SPENT THE GREATER PART OF HIS SPARE TIME IN STUDYING HIS ENGINE AND IN LEARNING HOW EACH PART WORKED IT WAS A GREAT EVENT IN HIS LIFE WHEN SOME TWO YEARS LATER HIS WAGES WERE RAISED TO THREE DOLLARS A WEEK I AM NOW HE WAS HEARD TO REMARK A MAN MADE FOR LIFE
phonemes: hiː spˈɛnt ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz spˈɛɹ tˈaɪm ɪn stˈʌdiɪŋ hɪz ˈɛndʒɪn ænd ɪn lˈɜːnɪŋ hˌaʊ ˈiːtʃ pˈɑːɹt wˈɜːkt. ɪt wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn hɪz jˈuːf wɛn sˌʌm tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ hɪz wˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜː ɹˈeɪzd tə θɹˈiː dˈɑːlɚz ɐ wˈiːk. "aɪɐm nˈaʊ," hiː wʌz hˈɜːd tə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk, "ɐ mˌeɪd mˈæn fɔːɹ lˈaɪf."