text_original: . . . "It was then doubted if it could be done again, or if done, it was doubted if it could be made of any great value." 44 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER In another letter Fulton wrote: "My steamboat voyage to Albany and back has turned out rather more favorably than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany is one hundred and fifty miles.
text_transcription: IT WAS THEN DOUBTED IF IT COULD BE DONE AGAIN OR IF DONE IT WAS DOUBTED IT COULD BE MADE OF ANY GREAT VALUE IN ANOTHER LETTER FULTON WROTE MY STEAMBOAT VOYAGE TO ALBANY AND BACK HAS TURNED OUT RATHER MORE FAVORABLY THAN I HAD CALCULATED THE DISTANCE FROM NEW YORK TO ALBANY IS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES
phonemes: . . . "ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn dˈaʊɾᵻd ɪf ɪt kʊd biː dˈʌn ɐɡˈɛn, ɔːɹ ɪf dˈʌn, ɪt wʌz dˈaʊɾᵻd ɪf ɪt kʊd biː mˌeɪd ʌv ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt vˈæljuː." fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈɛɾɚ fˈʊltən ɹˈoʊt: "maɪ stˈiːmboʊt vˈɔɪɪdʒ tʊ ˈɔːlbəni ænd bˈæk hɐz tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt ɹˈæðɚ mˈɔːɹ fˈeɪvɚɹəbli ðɐn aɪ hæd kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd. ðə dˈɪstəns fɹʌm nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tʊ ˈɔːlbəni ɪz wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd fˈɪfti mˈaɪlz.