text_original: That I might not, however, appear altogether disconcerted in this my first essay, I got up, and, pushing my head with great force between two hammocks, towards the middle, where the greatest resistance was, I made an opening indeed, but, not understanding the knack of dexterously turning my shoulder to maintain my advantage, had the mortification to find myself stuck up, as it were, in a pillory, and the weight of three or four people bearing on each side of my neck, so that I was in danger of strangulation.
text_transcription: THAT I MIGHT NOT HOWEVER APPEAR ALTOGETHER DISCONCERTED IN THIS MY FIRST ESSAY I GOT UP AND PUSHING MY HEAD WITH GREAT FORCE BETWEEN TWO HAMMOCKS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE WHERE THE GREATEST RESISTANCE WAS I MADE AN OPENING INDEED BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING THE KNACK OF DEXTEROUSLY TURNING MY SHOULDER TO MAINTAIN MY ADVANTAGE HAD THE MORTIFICATION TO FIND MYSELF STUCK UP AS IT WERE IN A PILLORY AND THE WEIGHT OF THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE BEARING ON EACH SIDE OF MY NECK SO THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF STRANGULATION
phonemes: ðæt aɪ mˌaɪt nˈɑːt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐpˈɪɹ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ dɪskənsˈɜːɾᵻd ɪn ðɪs maɪ fˈɜːst ˈɛseɪ, aɪ ɡɑːt ˈʌp, ænd, pˈʊʃɪŋ maɪ hˈɛd wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɔːɹs bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː hˈæməks, təwˈɔːɹdz ðə mˈɪdəl, wˌɛɹ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɹᵻsˈɪstəns wʌz, aɪ mˌeɪd ɐn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˌɪndˈiːd, bˌʌt, nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ðə nˈæk ʌv dˈɛkstɚɹəsli tˈɜːnɪŋ maɪ ʃˈoʊldɚ tə meɪntˈeɪn maɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ, hæd ðə mˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən tə fˈaɪnd maɪsˈɛlf stˈʌk ˈʌp, æz ɪt wɜː, ɪn ɐ pˈɪlɚɹi, ænd ðə wˈeɪt ʌv θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ pˈiːpəl bˈɛɹɪŋ ˌɔn ˈiːtʃ sˈaɪd ʌv maɪ nˈɛk, sˌoʊ ðæt aɪ wʌz ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv stɹˈæŋɡjʊlˈeɪʃən.