text_original: William was a mechanical genius, so mother set him to making little chairs, which he readily sold, but he liked better to construct fire engines, which were quite wonderful but brought no money.
text_transcription: WILLIAM WAS A MECHANICAL GENIUS SO MOTHERS SET HIM TO MAKING LITTLE CHAIRS WHICH HE READILY SOLD BUT HE LIKED BETTER TO CONSTRUCT FIRE ENGINES WHICH WERE QUITE WONDERFUL BUT BROUGHT NO MONEY
phonemes: wˈɪljəm wʌzɐ mᵻkˈænɪkəl dʒˈiːnɪəs, sˌoʊ mˈʌðɚ sˈɛt hˌɪm tə mˌeɪkɪŋ lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɛɹz, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈɛdili sˈoʊld, bˌʌt hiː lˈaɪkt bˈɛɾɚ tə kənstɹˈʌkt fˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛndʒɪnz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː kwˈaɪt wˈʌndɚfəl bˌʌt bɹˈɔːt nˈoʊ mˈʌni.