text_original: Upon inquiry, I understood that I was on board of a schooner belonging to Rhode Island, bound for Jamaica, with a cargo of geese, pigs, onions, and cheese, and that the master's name was Robertson, by birth a North Briton, whom I knew at first sight to be an old school fellow of mine.
text_transcription: UPON INQUIRY I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS ON BOARD A SCHOONER BELONGING TO RHODE ISLAND BOUND FOR JAMAICA WITH A CARGO OF GEESE PIGS ONIONS AND CHEESE AND THAT THE MASTER'S NAME WAS ROBERTSON BY BIRTH A NORTH BRITON WHOM I KNEW AT FIRST SIGHT TO BE AN OLD SCHOOLFELLOW OF MINE
phonemes: əpˌɑːn ˈɪŋkwɚɹi, aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt aɪ wʌz ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd əvə skˈuːnɚ bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ɹˈoʊd ˈaɪlənd, bˈaʊnd fɔːɹ dʒɐmˈeɪkə, wɪð ɐ kˈɑːɹɡoʊ ʌv ɡˈiːs, pˈɪɡz, ˈʌniənz, ænd tʃˈiːz, ænd ðætðə mˈæstɚz nˈeɪm wʌz ɹˈɑːbɚtsən, baɪ bˈɜːθ ɐ nˈɔːɹθ bɹˈɪtən, hˈuːm aɪ nˈuː æt fˈɜːst sˈaɪt təbi ɐn ˈoʊld skˈuːl fˈɛloʊ ʌv mˈaɪn.