text_original: No sooner had we made fast than we were boarded by a shabby customs officer who, when he had seen our passports, bowed politely and invited us to land. We leaped ashore, gained the gravelled walk on the levee, and looked about us.
text_transcription: NO SOONER HAD WE MADE FAST THAN WE WERE BOARDED BY A SHABBY CUSTOMS OFFICER WHO WHEN HE HAD SEEN OUR PASSPORTS BOWED POLITELY AND INVITED US TO LAND WE LEAPED ASHORE GAINED THE GRAVEL WALK ON THE LEVEE AND LOOKED ABOUT US
phonemes: nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ hæd wiː mˌeɪd fˈæst ðɐn wiː wɜː bˈɔːɹdᵻd baɪ ɐ ʃˈæbi kˈʌstəmz ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˈuː, wˌɛn hiː hæd sˈiːn ˌaʊɚ pˈæspɔːɹts, bˈaʊd pəlˈaɪtli ænd ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ˌʌs tə lˈænd. wiː lˈiːpt ɐʃˈɔːɹ, ɡˈeɪnd ðə ɡɹˈævəld wˈɔːk ɔnðə lˈɛviː, ænd lˈʊkt ɐbˈaʊt ˌʌs.