text_original: In a few weeks, our ship being under sailing orders, I was in hope of revisiting my native country, in a very short time, when the admiral's surgeon came on board, and, sending for Morgan and me to the quarter deck, gave us to understand there was a great scarcity of surgeons in the West Indies; that he was commanded to detain one mate out of every great ship that was bound for England; and desired us to agree between ourselves, before the next day at that hour, which of us should stay behind.
text_transcription: IN A FEW WEEKS OUR SHIP BEING UNDER SAILING ORDERS I WAS IN HOPE OF REVISITING MY NATIVE COUNTRY IN A VERY SHORT TIME WHEN THE ADMIRAL SURGEON CAME ON BOARD AND SENDING FOR MORGAN AND ME TO THE QUARTER DECK GAVE US TO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A GREAT SCARCITY OF SURGEONS IN THE WEST INDIES THAT HE WAS COMMANDED TO DETAIN ONE MATE OUT OF EVERY GREAT SHIP THAT WAS BOUND FOR ENGLAND AND DESIRED US TO AGREE BETWEEN OURSELVES BEFORE THE NEXT DAY AT THAT HOUR WHICH OF US SHOULD STAY BEHIND
phonemes: ɪn ɐ fjˈuː wˈiːks, ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɪp bˌiːɪŋ ˌʌndɚ sˈeɪlɪŋ ˈɔːɹdɚz, aɪ wʌz ɪn hˈoʊp ʌv ɹᵻvˈɪzɪɾɪŋ maɪ nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʌntɹi, ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm, wˌɛn ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəlz sˈɜːdʒən kˈeɪm ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd, ænd, sˈɛndɪŋ fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹɡən ænd mˌiː tə ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚ dˈɛk, ɡˈeɪv ˌʌs tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt skˈɛɹsᵻɾi ʌv sˈɜːdʒənz ɪnðə wˈɛst ˈɪndiz; ðæt hiː wʌz kəmˈændᵻd tə dɪtˈeɪn wˈʌn mˈeɪt ˌaʊɾəv ˈɛvɹi ɡɹˈeɪt ʃˈɪp ðæt wʌz bˈaʊnd fɔːɹ ˈɪŋɡlənd; ænd dɪzˈaɪɚd ˌʌs tʊ ɐɡɹˈiː bᵻtwˌiːn aʊɚsˈɛlvz, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ æt ðæt ˈaʊɚ, wˌɪtʃ ʌv ˌʌs ʃˌʊd stˈeɪ bᵻhˈaɪnd.