text_original: Fulton, who was then in England, went to Birmingham to see that the engine was built just as he wanted it; for he was right in feeling that the success of his boat de  pended upon how the engine worked. Fulton arrived at New York in December, 1806. He at once hired a famous shipbuilder, whose yards were on the East River, to build the hull of the boat. The boat was to be one hundred ROBERT FULTON 4 1 and nfty feet long, thirteen feet wide, and was to draw two feet of water.
text_transcription: FULTON WHO WAS THEN IN ENGLAND WENT TO BIRMINGHAM TO SEE THAT THE ENGINE WAS BUILT JUST AS HE WANTED IT FOR HE WAS RIGHT IN FEELING THAT THE SUCCESS OF HIS BOAT DEPENDED UPON HOW THE ENGINE WORKED FULTON ARRIVED AT NEW YORK IN DECEMBER EIGHTEEN O SIX HE AT ONCE HIRED A FAMOUS SHIP BUILDER WHOSE YARDS WERE ON THE EAST RIVER TO BUILD THE HULL OF THE BOAT THE BOAT WAS TO BE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET LONG THIRTEEN FEET WIDE AND WAS TO DRAW TWO FEET OF WATER
phonemes: fˈʊltən, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, wɛnt tə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm tə sˈiː ðætðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn wʌz bˈɪlt dʒˈʌst æz hiː wˈɔntᵻd ɪt; fɔːɹ hiː wʌz ɹˈaɪt ɪn fˈiːlɪŋ ðætðə səksˈɛs ʌv hɪz bˈoʊt də pˈɛndᵻd əpˌɑːn hˌaʊ ðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn wˈɜːkt. fˈʊltən ɚɹˈaɪvd æt nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks. hiː ɐtwˈʌns hˈaɪɚd ɐ fˈeɪməs ʃˈɪpbɪldɚ, hˌuːz jˈɑːɹdz wɜːɹ ɔnðɪ ˈiːst ɹˈɪvɚ, tə bˈɪld ðə hˈʌl ʌvðə bˈoʊt. ðə bˈoʊt wʌz təbi wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ɹˈɑːbɚt fˈʊltən fˈɔːɹ wˈʌn ænd ˌɛnˌɛftˌiːwˈaɪ fˈiːt lˈɔŋ, θˈɜːtiːn fˈiːt wˈaɪd, ænd wʌz tə dɹˈɔː tˈuː fˈiːt ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ.