text_original: It is evident that so long as the steam power was to be used only as an auxiliary, it would be impossible to reckon on speed and certainty of arrival. The doubt was whether a steamer could carry, with her cargo and passengers, fuel enough to serve for the whole of her voyage across the Atlantic.
text_transcription: IT IS EVIDENT THAT SO LONG AS THE STEAM POWER WAS TO BE USED ONLY AS AN AUXILIARY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECKON ON SPEED AND CERTAINTY OF ARRIVAL THE DOUBT WAS WHETHER A STEAMER COULD CARRY WITH HER CARGO AND PASSENGERS FUEL ENOUGH TO SERVE FOR THE WHOLE OF HER VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ˈɛvɪdənt ðæt sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ðə stˈiːm pˈaʊɚ wʌz təbi jˈuːzd ˈoʊnli æz ɐn ɔːksˈɪliəɹi, ɪt wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹˈɛkən ˌɔn spˈiːd ænd sˈɜːtənti ʌv ɚɹˈaɪvəl. ðə dˈaʊt wʌz wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ stˈiːmɚ kʊd kˈæɹi, wɪð hɜː kˈɑːɹɡoʊ ænd pˈæsɪndʒɚz, fjˈuːəl ɪnˈʌf tə sˈɜːv fɚðə hˈoʊl ʌv hɜː vˈɔɪɪdʒ əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk.