text_original: Nearer and nearer we sped, dodging the snags, until the water boiled around us, and suddenly the boat shot forward as in a mill race, and we clutched the cabin's roof. A triumphant gleam was in Xavier's eyes, for he had hit the channel squarely.
text_transcription: NEARER AND NEARER WE SPED DODGING THE SNAGS UNTIL THE WATER BOILED AROUND US AND SUDDENLY THE BOAT SHOT FORWARD AS IN A MILL RACE AND WE CLUTCHED THE CABIN'S ROOF A TRIUMPHANT GLEAM WAS IN ZAVIOUR'S EYES FOR HE HAD HIT THE CHANNEL SQUARELY
phonemes: nˈɪɹɚɹ ænd nˈɪɹɚ wiː spˈɛd, dˈɑːdʒɪŋ ðə snˈæɡz, ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈɔːɾɚ bˈɔɪld ɚɹˈaʊnd ˌʌs, ænd sˈʌdənli ðə bˈoʊt ʃˈɑːt fˈɔːɹwɚd æz ɪn ɐ mˈɪl ɹˈeɪs, ænd wiː klˈʌtʃt ðə kˈæbɪnz ɹˈuːf. ɐ tɹaɪˈʌmfənt ɡlˈiːm wʌz ɪn zˈeɪviɚz ˈaɪz, fɔːɹ hiː hæd hˈɪt ðə tʃˈænəl skwˈɛɹli.