text_original: In the meantime his father had met with an accident. While he was inside of a Newcomen engine, a workman turned on the steam. The blast struck him full in the face, not only scalding him terribly, but putting out his eyes. The poor man struggled along against poverty as GEORGE STEPHENSON 55 best he could. On the son's return, his first step was to pay his father's debts, and a little later he moved his parents to Killingworth, where they lived for many years, supported entirely by him.
text_transcription: IN THE MEANTIME HIS FATHER HAD MET WITH AN ACCIDENT WHILE HE WAS INSIDE OF A NEW COMING ENGINE A WORKMAN TURNED ON THE STEAM THE BLAST STRUCK HIM FULL IN THE FACE NOT ONLY SCALDING HIM TERRIBLY BUT PUTTING OUT HIS EYES THE POOR MAN STRUGGLED ALONG AGAINST POVERTY AS BEST HE COULD ON THE SON'S RETURN HIS FIRST STEP WAS TO PAY HIS FATHER'S DEBTS AND A LITTLE LATER HE MOVED HIS PARENTS TO KILLINGWORTH WHERE THEY LIVED FOR MANY YEARS SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY HIM
phonemes: ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd mˈɛt wɪð ɐn ˈæksɪdənt. wˌaɪl hiː wʌz ɪnsˈaɪd əvə nˈuːkʌmən ˈɛndʒɪn, ɐ wˈɜːkmən tˈɜːnd ɔnðə stˈiːm. ðə blˈæst stɹˈʌk hˌɪm fˈʊl ɪnðə fˈeɪs, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli skˈɑːldɪŋ hˌɪm tˈɛɹᵻbli, bˌʌt pˈʊɾɪŋ ˈaʊt hɪz ˈaɪz. ðə pˈʊɹ mˈæn stɹˈʌɡəld ɐlˈɔŋ ɐɡˈɛnst pˈɑːvɚɾi æz dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stˈɛfɛnsən fˈɪfti fˈaɪv bˈɛst hiː kˈʊd. ɔnðə sˈʌnz ɹᵻtˈɜːn, hɪz fˈɜːst stˈɛp wʌz tə pˈeɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz dˈɛts, ænd ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈeɪɾɚ hiː mˈuːvd hɪz pˈɛɹənts tə kˈɪlɪŋwˌɜːθ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ lˈɪvd fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɛntˈaɪɚli baɪ hˌɪm.