text_original: As there was no time to lose, I threw off my coat and shoes and braced myself for a swim. I called as I did so: "What has become of your boat?" The answer came back in a clear, young voice of manifestly American intonation: "It drifted away. It has gone off amongst those rocks at the headland."
text_transcription: AS THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE I THREW OFF MY COAT AND SHOES AND BRACED MYSELF FOR A SWIM I CALLED AS I DID SO WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOUR BOAT THE ANSWER CAME BACK IN A CLEAR YOUNG VOICE OF MANIFESTLY AMERICAN IMITATION IT DRIFTED AWAY AS GONE OFF AMONGST THE ROCKS AT THE HEADLAND
phonemes: æz ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ tˈaɪm tə lˈuːz, aɪ θɹˈuː ˈɔf maɪ kˈoʊt ænd ʃˈuːz ænd bɹˈeɪst maɪsˈɛlf fɚɹə swˈɪm. aɪ kˈɔːld æz aɪ dˈɪd sˈoʊ: "wˌʌt hɐz bɪkˌʌm ʌv jʊɹ bˈoʊt?" ðɪ ˈænsɚ kˈeɪm bˈæk ɪn ɐ klˈɪɹ, jˈʌŋ vˈɔɪs ʌv mˈænɪfˌɛstli ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɪntənˈeɪʃən: "ɪt dɹˈɪftᵻd ɐwˈeɪ. ɪt hɐz ɡɔn ˈɔf ɐmˌʌŋst ðoʊz ɹˈɑːks æt ðə hˈɛdlənd."