text_original: ' Preparations on a gigantic scale,' a writer is able to announce, 'are now in a state of great forwardness for trying an experiment in steam navigation which has been the subject of much controversy among scientific men.
text_transcription: PREPARATIONS ON A GIGANTIC SCALE A WRITER IS ABLE TO ANNOUNCE ARE NOW IN A STATE OF GREAT FORWARDNESS FOR TRYING AN EXPERIMENT IN STEAM NAVIGATION WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH CONTROVERSY AMONG SCIENTIFIC MEN
phonemes: pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ɐ dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk skˈeɪl,ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ɪz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐnˈaʊns, ɑːɹ nˈaʊ ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɔːɹwɚdnəs fɔːɹ tɹˈaɪɪŋ ɐn ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt ɪn stˈiːm nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ hˈæzbiːn ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv mˈʌtʃ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi ɐmˌʌŋ saɪəntˈɪfɪk mˈɛn.