text_original: Her captain, a picturesque Canadian by the name of Xavier Paret, was presented to us; we bade our friends farewell, and stepped across the plank to the deck. As we were casting off, Monsieur Gratiot called to us that he would take the first occasion to send our horses back to Kentucky.
text_transcription: HER CAPTAIN A PICTURESQUE CANADIAN BY THE NAME OF ZAVER PARAY WAS PRESENTED TO US WE BADE OUR FRIENDS FAREWELL AND STEPPED ACROSS THE PLANK TO THE DECK AS WE WERE CASTING OFF MONSIEUR GRATI CALLED TO US THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE FIRST OCCASION TO SEND OUR HORSES BACK TO KENTUCKY
phonemes: hɜː kˈæptɪn, ɐ pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk kɐnˈeɪdiən baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv zˈeɪviɚ pˈæɹət, wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tʊ ˌʌs; wiː bˈeɪd ˌaʊɚ fɹˈɛndz fɛɹwˈɛl, ænd stˈɛpt əkɹˌɑːs ðə plˈæŋk tə ðə dˈɛk. æz wiː wɜː kˈæstɪŋ ˈɔf, məsjˈɜː ɡɹˈæɾɪət kˈɔːld tʊ ˌʌs ðæt hiː wʊd tˈeɪk ðə fˈɜːst əkˈeɪʒən tə sˈɛnd ˌaʊɚ hˈɔːɹsᵻz bˈæk tə kɛntˈʌki.