text_original: Did ye ever hear him sing: 'A health to the Captain and officers too, And all who belong to the jovial crew On board of the Arethusa'?" Now, the Admiral's voice was an admirable substitute for a fog horn, but as a vehicle for a ballad, it left much to be desired. Mr. Brooke Hoskyn writhed in melodramatic agony, and even Mrs. Poskett winced.
text_transcription: DID YE EVER HEAR HIM SING OH HEALTH TO THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS TOO AND ALL WHO BELONG TO THE JOVIAL CREW ON BOARD OF THE AREOTH OR SO NOW THE ADMIRAL'S VOICE WAS AN ADMIRABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR A FOGHORN BUT AS A VEHICLE FOR A BALLAD IT LEFT MUCH TO BE DESIRED MISTER BROOK HOSKIN WRITHED IN MELODRAMATIC AGONY AND EVEN MISSUS POSKET WINCED
phonemes: dˈɪd jiː ˈɛvɚ hˈɪɹ hˌɪm sˈɪŋ: ɐ hˈɛlθ tə ðə kˈæptɪn ænd ˈɑːfɪsɚz tˈuː, ænd ˈɔːl hˌuː bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə dʒˈoʊvɪəl kɹˈuː ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ʌvðɪ ˈæɹɪθjˌuːsə?" nˈaʊ, ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəlz vˈɔɪs wʌz ɐn ˈædmᵻɹəbəl sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt fɚɹə fˈɑːɡ hˈɔːɹn, bˌʌt æz ɐ vˈiəkəl fɚɹə bˈæləd, ɪt lˈɛft mˈʌtʃ təbi dɪzˈaɪɚd. mˈɪstɚ. bɹˈʊk hˈɑːskɪn ɹˈaɪðd ɪn mˌɛlədɹɐmˈæɾɪk ˈæɡəni, ænd ˈiːvən mˈɪsɪz. pˈɑːskɪt wˈɪnst.