text_original: Let Wickham, himself, tell how he surmounted the next difficulty: "We were bound to call in at the city of Para as the port of entry, in order to obtain clearance papers for the ship before we could go to sea. Any delay would have rendered my precious freight quite valueless and useless.
text_transcription: LET WICKHAM HIMSELF TELL HOW HE SURMOUNTED THE NEXT DIFFICULTY WE WERE BOUND TO CALL IN AT THE CITY OF PARA AS THE PORT OF ENTRY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE PAPERS FOR THE SHIP BEFORE WE COULD GO TO SEA ANY DELAY WOULD HAVE RENDERED MY PRECIOUS FREIGHT QUITE VALUELESS AND USELESS
phonemes: lˈɛt wˈɪkæm, hɪmsˈɛlf, tˈɛl hˌaʊ hiː sɚmˈaʊntᵻd ðə nˈɛkst dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti: "wiː wɜː bˈaʊnd tə kˈɔːl ɪn æt ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv pˈæɹə æz ðə pˈɔːɹt ʌv ˈɛntɹi, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əbtˈeɪn klˈɪɹəns pˈeɪpɚz fɚðə ʃˈɪp bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː kʊd ɡˌoʊ tə sˈiː. ˌɛni dᵻlˈeɪ wʊdhɐv ɹˈɛndɚd maɪ pɹˈɛʃəs fɹˈeɪt kwˈaɪt vˈæljuːləs ænd jˈuːsləs.