text_original: This unexpected piece of good news he could scarcely believe to be true, more especially as he had been found qualified at Surgeons' Hall for third mate only; but that he might not be wanting to himself, he went thither to be assured, and actually found it so: whereupon, demanding his warrant, it was delivered to him, and the oaths administered immediately.
text_transcription: THIS UNEXPECTED PIECE OF GOOD NEWS HE COULD SCARCELY BELIEVE TO BE TRUE MORE ESPECIALLY AS HE HAD BEEN FOUND QUALIFIED AT SURGEON'S HALL FOR THIRD MATE ONLY BUT THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE WANTING TO HIMSELF HE WENT THITHER TO BE ASSURED AND ACTUALLY FOUND IT SO WHEREUPON DEMANDING HIS WARRANT IT WAS DELIVERED TO HIM AND THE OATHS ADMINISTERED IMMEDIATELY
phonemes: ðɪs ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd pˈiːs ʌv ɡˈʊd nˈuːz hiː kʊd skˈɛɹsli bᵻlˈiːv təbi tɹˈuː, mˈɔːɹ ɪspˈɛʃəli æz hiː hɐdbɪn fˈaʊnd kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd æt sˈɜːdʒənz hˈɔːl fɔːɹ θˈɜːd mˈeɪt ˈoʊnli; bˌʌt ðæt hiː mˌaɪt nˌɑːt biː wˈɔntɪŋ tə hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː wɛnt ðˈɪðɚ təbi əʃˈʊɹd, ænd ˈæktʃuːəli fˈaʊnd ɪt sˈoʊ: wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn, dᵻmˈændɪŋ hɪz wˈɔːɹənt, ɪt wʌz dᵻlˈɪvɚd tə hˌɪm, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊθs ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd ɪmˈiːdɪətli.