text_original: It may be true, also, that Mr. Henry talked to Robert, when on these visits, about his steamboat, and how fine it would be to invent one, ^_^^_^_^_^_ and that these talks | ^L.J~ ' did much to lead " "  ' him to give up art and become an engineer and in  ventor. Besides being fond of drawing and painting, Robert was fond of tools.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE TRUE ALSO THAT MISTER HENRY TALKED TO ROBERT WHEN ON THESE VISITS ABOUT HIS STEAMBOAT AND HOW FINE IT WOULD BE TO INVENT ONE AND THAT THESE TALKS DID MUCH TO LEAD HIM TO GIVE UP ART AND BECOME AN ENGINEER AND INVENTOR BESIDES BEING FOND OF DRAWING AND PAINTING ROBERT WAS FOND OF TOOLS
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː tɹˈuː, ˈɔːlsoʊ, ðæt mˈɪstɚ. hˈɛnɹi tˈɔːkt tə ɹˈɑːbɚt, wˌɛn ˌɔn ðiːz vˈɪzɪts, ɐbˌaʊt hɪz stˈiːmboʊt, ænd hˌaʊ fˈaɪn ɪt wʊd biː tʊ ɪnvˈɛnt wˌʌn, ænd ðæt ðiːz tˈɔːks ˈɛl.dʒˈeɪ tˈɪldə dˈɪd mˈʌtʃ tə lˈiːd " "  hˌɪm tə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ˈɑːɹt ænd bɪkˌʌm ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ænd ɪn vˈɛntɚ. bᵻsˌaɪdz bˌiːɪŋ fˈɑːnd ʌv dɹˈɔːɪŋ ænd pˈeɪntɪŋ, ɹˈɑːbɚt wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv tˈuːlz.