text_original: Common fear was a comfortable sensation to what he felt in this excursion. The first steps he had taken for his preservation were the effects of mere instinct, while his faculties were extinguished or suppressed by despair; but now, as his reflection began to recur, he was haunted by the most intolerable apprehensions.
text_transcription: COMMON FEAR WAS A COMFORTABLE SENSATION TO WHAT HE FELT IN THIS EXCURSION THE FIRST STEPS HE HAD TAKEN FOR HIS PRESERVATION WERE THE EFFECTS OF MERE INSTINCT WHILE HIS FACULTIES WERE EXTINGUISHED OR SUPPRESSED BY DESPAIR BUT NOW AS HIS REFLECTION BEGAN TO RECUR HE WAS HAUNTED BY THE MOST INTOLERABLE APPREHENSIONS
phonemes: kˈɑːmən fˈɪɹ wʌzɐ kˈʌmftəbəl sɛnsˈeɪʃən tə wʌt hiː fˈɛlt ɪn ðɪs ɛkskˈɜːʃən. ðə fˈɜːst stˈɛps hiː hæd tˈeɪkən fɔːɹ hɪz pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən wɜː ðɪ ɪfˈɛkts ʌv mˈɪɹ ˈɪnstɪŋkt, wˌaɪl hɪz fˈækəltiz wɜːɹ ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ɔːɹ səpɹˈɛst baɪ dᵻspˈɛɹ; bˌʌt nˈaʊ, æz hɪz ɹᵻflˈɛkʃən bɪɡˈæn tə ɹᵻkˈɜː, hiː wʌz hˈɔːntᵻd baɪ ðə mˈoʊst ɪntˈɑːlɚɹəbəl ˌæpɹihˈɛnʃənz.