text_original: He stood alone. He was called "ignorant," "out of his senses," and "mad"; but as he said later, "I put up with every rebuff and went on with my plans, determined not to be put down," When the Liverpool and Manchester road was nearly GEORGE STEPHENSON 69 done, the directors were puzzled as to whether it was better to use stationary engines or locomotives. The engineers they consulted advised the use of a system of stationary engines placed at intervals along the way.
text_transcription: HE STOOD ALONE HE WAS CALLED IGNORANT OUT OF HIS SENSES AND MAD BUT AS HE SAID LATER I PUT UP WITH EVERY REBUFF AND WENT ON WITH MY PLANS DETERMINED NOT TO BE PUT DOWN WHEN THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER ROAD WAS NEARLY DONE THE DIRECTORS WERE PUZZLED AS TO WHETHER IT WAS BETTER TO USE STATIONARY ENGINES OR LOCOMOTIVES THE ENGINEERS THEY CONSULTED ADVISED THE USE OF A SYSTEM OF STATIONARY ENGINES PLACED AT INTERVALS ALONG THE WAY
phonemes: hiː stˈʊd ɐlˈoʊn. hiː wʌz kˈɔːld "ˈɪɡnɚɹənt," "ˌaʊɾəv hɪz sˈɛnsᵻz," ænd "mˈæd"; bˌʌt æz hiː sˈɛd lˈeɪɾɚ, "aɪ pˌʊt ˌʌp wɪð ˈɛvɹi ɹᵻbˈʌf ænd wɛnt ˌɔn wɪð maɪ plˈænz, dɪtˈɜːmɪnd nˌɑːt təbi pˌʊt dˈaʊn," wˌɛn ðə lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ænd mˈæntʃɛstɚ ɹˈoʊd wʌz nˌɪɹli dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stˈɛfɛnsən sˈɪksti nˈaɪn dˈʌn, ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz wɜː pˈʌzəld æz tə wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ tə jˈuːz stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi ˈɛndʒɪnz ɔːɹ lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz. ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ðeɪ kənsˈʌltᵻd ɐdvˈaɪzd ðə jˈuːs əvə sˈɪstəm ʌv stˈeɪʃənˌɛɹi ˈɛndʒɪnz plˈeɪst æɾ ˈɪntɚvəlz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈeɪ.