text_original: It took Captain Billy at least three months to grasp the idea that we should have taken a hand at the start, but in this he was in no way behind the most eminent advocates of that theory.
text_transcription: IT TOOK CAPTAIN BILLY AT LEAST THREE MONTHS TO GRASP THE IDEA THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A HAND AT THE START BUT IN THIS HE WAS IN NO WAY BEHIND THE MOST EMINENT ADVOCATES OF THAT THEORY
phonemes: ɪt tˈʊk kˈæptɪn bˈɪli æt lˈiːst θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs tə ɡɹˈæsp ðɪ aɪdˈiə ðæt wiː ʃˌʊdəv tˈeɪkən ɐ hˈænd æt ðə stˈɑːɹt, bˌʌt ɪn ðɪs hiː wʌz ɪn nˈoʊ wˈeɪ bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə mˈoʊst ˈɛmɪnənt ˈædvəkˌeɪts ʌv ðæt θˈiəɹi.