text_original: With the finger key, an operator could easily send twenty to thirty words a minute. Without these improvements, Morse's electric telegraph would have been a failure when put to the test in 1844. Morse was tempted many a time to give up.
text_transcription: WITH THE FINGER KEY AN OPERATOR COULD EASILY SEND TWENTY TO THIRTY WORDS A MINUTE WITHOUT THESE IMPROVEMENTS MORSE'S ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH WOULD HAVE BEEN A FAILURE WHEN PUT TO THE TEST IN EIGHTEEN FORTY FOUR MORSE WAS TEMPTED MANY A TIME TO GIVE UP
phonemes: wɪððə fˈɪŋɡɚ kˈiː, ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ kʊd ˈiːzili sˈɛnd twˈɛnti tə θˈɜːɾi wˈɜːdz ɐ mˈɪnɪt. wɪðˌaʊt ðiːz ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts, mˈɔːɹsᵻz ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ wɛn pˌʊt tə ðə tˈɛst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ. mˈɔːɹs wʌz tˈɛmptᵻd mˈɛni ɐ tˈaɪm tə ɡˈɪv ˈʌp.