text_original: After much difficulty, however, Fulton succeeded in obtaining the needed money, but only by promising his friends to keep their names secret. They feared that they would be ridiculed for their folly.
text_transcription: AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY HOWEVER FULTON SUCCEEDED IN OBTAINING THE NEEDED MONEY BUT ONLY BY PROMISING HIS FRIENDS TO KEEP THEIR NAMES SECRET THEY FEARED THAT THEY WOULD BE RIDICULED FOR THEIR FOLLY
phonemes: ˈæftɚ mˈʌtʃ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, haʊˈɛvɚ, fˈʊltən səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə nˈiːdᵻd mˈʌni, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli baɪ pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ hɪz fɹˈɛndz tə kˈiːp ðɛɹ nˈeɪmz sˈiːkɹᵻt. ðeɪ fˈɪɹd ðæt ðeɪ wʊd biː ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːld fɔːɹ ðɛɹ fˈɑːli.