text_original: Indeed for a time it seemed hopeless, principally because the seeds so quickly dry up and lose their vitality that they must be planted very soon after being gathered. But Wickham watched his opportunity, and finally he was able to charter a ship in the name of the Indian Government.
text_transcription: INDEED FOR A TIME IT SEEMED HOPELESS PRINCIPALLY BECAUSE THE SEEDS SO QUICKLY DRY UP AND LOSE THEIR VITALITY THAT THEY MUST BE PLANTED VERY SOON AFTER BEING GATHERED BUT WICKHAM WATCHED HIS OPPORTUNITY AND FINALLY HE WAS ABLE TO CHARTER A SHIP IN THE NAME OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd fɚɹə tˈaɪm ɪt sˈiːmd hˈoʊpləs, pɹˈɪnsɪpəli bɪkˈʌz ðə sˈiːdz sˌoʊ kwˈɪkli dɹˈaɪ ˌʌp ænd lˈuːz ðɛɹ vaɪtˈælᵻɾi ðæt ðeɪ mˈʌst biː plˈæntᵻd vˈɛɹi sˈuːn ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɡˈæðɚd. bˌʌt wˈɪkæm wˈɑːtʃt hɪz ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi, ænd fˈaɪnəli hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ɐ ʃˈɪp ɪnðə nˈeɪm ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.