text_original: He surely had artistic ability. He 36 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER had been taught by the best teachers of England, and had gained some recognition and honor as an artist. At all events, if the world lost a great artist, it gained a great inventor. Nor was his training as an artist entirely lost when he turned engineer.
text_transcription: HE SURELY HAD ARTISTIC ABILITY HE HAD BEEN TAUGHT BY THE BEST TEACHERS OF ENGLAND AND HAD GAINED SOME RECOGNITION AND HONOR AS AN ARTIST AT ALL EVENTS IF THE WORLD LOST A GREAT ARTIST IT GAINED A GREAT INVENTOR NOR WAS HIS TRAINING AS AN ARTIST ENTIRELY LOST WHEN HE TURNED ENGINEER
phonemes: hiː ʃˈʊɹli hæd ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk ɐbˈɪləɾi. hiː θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ hɐdbɪn tˈɔːt baɪ ðə bˈɛst tˈiːtʃɚz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd hæd ɡˈeɪnd sˌʌm ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ænd ˈɑːnɚɹ æz ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst. æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts, ɪf ðə wˈɜːld lˈɔst ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːɹɾɪst, ɪt ɡˈeɪnd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪnvˈɛntɚ. nˈɔːɹ wʌz hɪz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æz ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɛntˈaɪɚli lˈɔst wɛn hiː tˈɜːnd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ.