text_original: Modeling engines in clay was his main pastime. He made models of those which he had seen, and of others which were described to him. In this way he first heard of the engines of Boulton and Watt. Wanting to know more about them, he was told that he would find them described in books. Alas!
text_transcription: MODELLING ENGINES IN CLAY WAS HIS MAIN PASTIME HE MADE MODELS OF THOSE WHICH HE HAD SEEN AND OF OTHERS WHICH WERE DESCRIBED TO HIM IN THIS WAY HE FIRST HEARD OF THE ENGINES OF BOLTON AND WATT WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD FIND THEM DESCRIBED IN BOOKS ALAS
phonemes: mˈɑːdəlɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪnz ɪn klˈeɪ wʌz hɪz mˈeɪn pˈæstaɪm. hiː mˌeɪd mˈɑːdəlz ʌv ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd sˈiːn, ænd ʌv ˈʌðɚz wˌɪtʃ wɜː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd tə hˌɪm. ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ hiː fˈɜːst hˈɜːd ʌvðɪ ˈɛndʒɪnz ʌv bˈoʊltən ænd wˈɑːt. wˈɔntɪŋ tə nˈoʊ mˈɔːɹ ɐbˈaʊt ðˌɛm, hiː wʌz tˈoʊld ðæt hiː wʊd fˈaɪnd ðˌɛm dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn bˈʊks. ɐlˈæs!