text_original: Even as a small boy, James was fond of tinkering with things. This fondness was not always appreciated, as is shown by a remark of an aunt: "James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy; take a book or employ yourself usefully; for the last hour you have not spoken a word, but taken oflF the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding now a cup and now a silver spoon over the steam, watching how it rises from the spout, and catching the drops of water it turns into. Are you not ashamed to spend your time in this way?''
text_transcription: EVEN AS A SMALL BOY JAMES WAS FOND OF TINKERING WITH THINGS THIS FONDNESS WAS NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATED AS IS SHOWN BY A REMARK OF AN AUNT JAMES WATT I NEVER SAW SUCH AN IDLE BOY TAKE A BOOK OR EMPLOY YOURSELF USEFULLY FOR THE LAST HOUR YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN A WORD BUT TAKEN OFF THE LID OF THAT KETTLE AND PUT IT ON AGAIN HOLDING NOW A CUP AND NOW A SILVER SPOON OVER THE STEAM WATCHING HOW IT RISES FROM THE SPOUT AND CATCHING THE DROPS OF WATER IT TURNS INTO ARE YOU NOT ASHAMED TO SPEND YOUR TIME IN THIS WAY
phonemes: ˈiːvən æz ɐ smˈɔːl bˈɔɪ, dʒˈeɪmz wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv tˈɪŋkɚɹɪŋ wɪð θˈɪŋz. ðɪs fˈɑːndnəs wʌz nˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd, ˌæzˌɪz ʃˈoʊn baɪ ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk əvən ˈænt: "dʒˈeɪmz wˈɑːt, aɪ nˈɛvɚ sˈɔː sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈaɪdəl bˈɔɪ; tˈeɪk ɐ bˈʊk ɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪ jɔːɹsˈɛlf jˈuːzfəli; fɚðə lˈæst ˈaʊɚ juː hɐvnˌɑːt spˈoʊkən ɐ wˈɜːd, bˌʌt tˈeɪkən ˈɑːfəl ˈɛf ðə lˈɪd ʌv ðæt kˈɛɾəl ænd pˌʊt ɪɾ ˌɔn ɐɡˈɛn, hˈoʊldɪŋ nˈaʊ ɐ kˈʌp ænd nˈaʊ ɐ sˈɪlvɚ spˈuːn ˌoʊvɚ ðə stˈiːm, wˈɑːtʃɪŋ hˌaʊ ɪt ɹˈaɪzᵻz fɹʌmðə spˈaʊt, ænd kˈætʃɪŋ ðə dɹˈɑːps ʌv wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪt tˈɜːnz ˌɪntʊ. ɑːɹ juː nˌɑːt ɐʃˈeɪmd tə spˈɛnd jʊɹ tˈaɪm ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ?