text_original: To obtain the necessary freedom of motion, and to avoid the friction and jars due to rough places in the track, ball and socket joints were used to join the connecting rods with the crossheads of the cylin  ders, and with the crank pins of the driving wheels.
text_transcription: TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY FREEDOM OF MOTION AND TO AVOID THE FRICTION AND JARS DUE TO ROUGH PLACES IN THE TRACK BALL AND SOCKET JOINTS WERE USED TO JOIN THE CONNECTING RODS WITH THE CROSS HEADS OF THE CYLINDERS AND WITH THE CRANK PINS OF THE DRIVING WHEELS
phonemes: tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɹˈiːdəm ʌv mˈoʊʃən, ænd tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ðə fɹˈɪkʃən ænd dʒˈɑːɹz dˈuː tə ɹˈʌf plˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə tɹˈæk, bˈɔːl ænd sˈɑːkɪt dʒˈɔɪnts wɜː jˈuːzd tə dʒˈɔɪn ðə kənˈɛktɪŋ ɹˈɑːdz wɪððə kɹˈɔshɛdz ʌvðə sˈɪlɪn dˈɛɹz, ænd wɪððə kɹˈæŋk pˈɪnz ʌvðə dɹˈaɪvɪŋ wˈiːlz.