text_original: He drove horses, milked cows, and hoed in the garden. But he soon joined his brother James at the mine, as a "picker'' to dean the coal of dirt and stones. 52 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER His wages were now twelve cents a day, and they were increased to sixteen cents when he became driver of the gin horse.
text_transcription: HE DROVE HORSES MILKED COWS AND HOED IN THE GARDEN BUT HE SOON JOINED HIS BROTHER JAMES AT THE MINE AS A PICKER TO CLEAN THE COAL OF DIRT AND STONES HIS WAGES WERE NOW TWELVE CENTS A DAY AND THEY WERE INCREASED TO SIXTEEN CENTS WHEN HE BECAME DRIVER OF THE GIN HORSE
phonemes: hiː dɹˈoʊv hˈɔːɹsᵻz, mˈɪlkt kˈaʊz, ænd hˈoʊd ɪnðə ɡˈɑːɹdən. bˌʌt hiː sˈuːn dʒˈɔɪnd hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ dʒˈeɪmz æt ðə mˈaɪn, æz ˈeɪ "pˈɪkɚ tə dˈiːn ðə kˈoʊl ʌv dˈɜːt ænd stˈoʊnz. fˈɪfti tˈuː ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ hɪz wˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜː nˈaʊ twˈɛlv sˈɛnts ɐ dˈeɪ, ænd ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə sˈɪkstiːn sˈɛnts wɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm dɹˈaɪvɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈɪn hˈɔːɹs.