text_original: that was old Ben Block; he was dead before the letter came to hand. Ey, ey, had Ben been alive, Lieutenant Bowling would have had no occasion to skulk so long.
text_transcription: THAT WAS OLD BEN BLOCK HE WAS DEAD BEFORE THE LETTER CAME TO HAND A A HAD BEN BEEN ALIVE LIEUTENANT BOWLINE WOULD HAVE HAD NO OCCASION TO SKULK SO LONG
phonemes: ðæt wʌz ˈoʊld bˈɛn blˈɑːk; hiː wʌz dˈɛd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə lˈɛɾɚ kˈeɪm tə hˈænd. ˈaɪ, ˈaɪ, hæd bˈɛn bˌɪn ɐlˈaɪv, luːtˈɛnənt bˈoʊlɪŋ wʊdhɐv hæd nˈoʊ əkˈeɪʒən tə skˈʌlk sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ.