text_original: For a moment or two I considered the situation, and then asked them if either of them could swim. The answer was in the negative. "Then," I said decisively, "you must leave yourselves to me, and I shall swim across with each of you in turn." The old lady groaned.
text_transcription: FOR A MOMENT OR TWO I CONSIDERED THE SITUATION AND THEN ASKED THEM IF EITHER ONE OF THEM COULD SWIM THE ANSWER WAS IN THE NEGATIVE THEN I SAID DECISIVELY THAT YOU MUST LEAVE YOURSELVES TO ME AND SHALL SWIM ACROSS WITH EACH OF YOU IN TURN THE OLD LADY GROANED
phonemes: fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt ɔːɹ tˈuː aɪ kənsˈɪdɚd ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd ðˈɛn ˈæskt ðˌɛm ɪf ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ðˌɛm kʊd swˈɪm. ðɪ ˈænsɚ wʌz ɪnðə nˈɛɡətˌɪv. "ðˈɛn," aɪ sˈɛd dᵻsˈaɪsɪvli, "juː mˈʌst lˈiːv jɔːɹsˈɛlvz tə mˌiː, ænd aɪʃˌɐl swˈɪm əkɹˌɑːs wɪð ˈiːtʃ əv juː ɪn tˈɜːn." ðɪ ˈoʊld lˈeɪdi ɡɹˈoʊnd.