text_original: Whether didst thou come on shore on the back of a whale or a dolphin?" To this I answered, I had swam ashore without any assistance. Then she demanded to know if I had ever been at the Hellespont, and swam from Sestos to Abydos.
text_transcription: WHETHER DIDST THOU COME ON SHORE ON THE BACK OF A WHALE OR A DOLPHIN TO THIS I ANSWERED I SWAM ASHORE WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE THEN SHE DEMANDED TO KNOW IF I HAD EVER BEEN AT THE HELLESPONT AND SWAM FROM CESTOS TO ABIDOS
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ dˈɪdst ðˈaʊ kˈʌm ˌɔn ʃˈɔːɹ ɔnðə bˈæk əvə wˈeɪl ɔːɹ ɐ dˈɑːlfɪn?" tə ðɪs aɪ ˈænsɚd, aɪ hæd swˈæm ɐʃˈɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɐsˈɪstəns. ðˈɛn ʃiː dᵻmˈændᵻd tə nˈoʊ ɪf aɪ hæd ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn æt ðə hˈɛlɪspˌɔnt, ænd swˈæm fɹʌm sˈɛstoʊz tʊ ɐbˈɪdoʊz.