text_original: When I had obtained this favour, my friend Thompson carried me down to the cockpit, which is the place allotted for the habitation of the surgeon's mates; and when he had shown me their berth (as he called it), I was filled with astonishment and horror, We descended by divers ladders to a space as dark as a dungeon, which, I understood, was immersed several feet under water, being immediately above the hold.
text_transcription: WHEN I HAD OBTAINED THIS FAVOUR MY FRIEND THOMPSON CARRIED ME DOWN TO THE COCKPIT WHICH IS THE PLACE ALLOTTED FOR THE HABITATION OF THE SURGEON'S MATES AND WHEN HE HAD SHOWN ME THEIR BIRTH AS HE CALLED IT I WAS FILLED WITH ASTONISHMENT AND HORROR WE DESCENDED BY DIVERS LADDERS TO A SPACE AS DARK AS A DUNGEON WHICH I UNDERSTOOD WAS IMMERSED SEVERAL FEET UNDER WATER BEING IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE HOLD
phonemes: wˌɛn aɪ hæd əbtˈeɪnd ðɪs fˈeɪvɚ, maɪ fɹˈɛnd tˈɑːmpsən kˈæɹid mˌiː dˌaʊn tə ðə kˈɑːkpɪt, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ðə plˈeɪs ɐlˈɑːɾᵻd fɚðə hˌæbɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɜːdʒənz mˈeɪts; ænd wɛn hiː hæd ʃˈoʊn mˌiː ðɛɹ bˈɜːθ (æz hiː kˈɔːld ɪt), aɪ wʌz fˈɪld wɪð ɐstˈɑːnɪʃmənt ænd hˈɔɹɚ, wiː dᵻsˈɛndᵻd baɪ dˈaɪvɚz lˈædɚz tʊ ɐ spˈeɪs æz dˈɑːɹk æz ɐ dˈʌndʒən, wˈɪtʃ, aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd, wʌz ɪmˈɜːst sˈɛvɹəl fˈiːt ˌʌndɚ wˈɔːɾɚ, bˌiːɪŋ ɪmˈiːdɪətli əbˌʌv ðə hˈoʊld.