text_original: The readers of this" narrative will therefore keep steadily in view the main point — that tiiisy are perusing a story of events which have hap  pened under the eye os" the great Captain, or are incidental thereto, and 4 PREFACE.
text_transcription: THE READERS OF THIS NARRATIVE WILL THEREFORE KEEP STEADILY IN VIEW THE MAIN POINT THAT THEY ARE PERUSING A STORY OF EVENTS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THE EYE OF THE GREEK CAPTAIN OR ARE INCIDENTAL THERETO AND
phonemes: ðə ɹˈiːdɚz ʌv ðˈɪs" nˈæɹətˌɪv wɪl ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ kˈiːp stˈɛdili ɪn vjˈuː ðə mˈeɪn pˈɔɪnt — ðæt tˈɪɪˌɪzi ɑːɹ pɚɹˈuːzɪŋ ɐ stˈɔːɹi ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts wˌɪtʃ hæv hˈæp pˈɛnd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈaɪ ˌoʊˈɛs" ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈæptɪn, ɔːɹ ɑːɹ ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəl ðɛɹtˈuː, ænd fˈɔːɹ pɹˈɛfəs.