text_original: Meanwhile our captain was promoted to a ship of twenty guns, and the command of the Lizard given to a man turned of fourscore, who had been lieutenant since the reign of King William, and, notwithstanding his long service, would have probably died in that station, had he not applied some prize money he had lately received, to make interest with his superiors.
text_transcription: MEANWHILE OUR CAPTAIN WAS PROMOTED TO A SHIP OF TWENTY GUNS AND THE COMMAND OF THE LIZARD GIVEN TO A MAN TURNED OF FOURSCORE WHO HAD BEEN LIEUTENANT SINCE THE REIGN OF KING WILLIAM AND NOTWITHSTANDING HIS LONG SERVICE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY DIED IN THAT STATION HAD HE NOT APPLIED SOME PRIZE MONEY HE HAD LATELY RECEIVED TO MAKE INTEREST WITH HIS SUPERIORS
phonemes: mˈiːnwaɪl ˌaʊɚ kˈæptɪn wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tʊ ɐ ʃˈɪp ʌv twˈɛnti ɡˈʌnz, ænd ðə kəmˈænd ʌvðə lˈɪzɚd ɡˈɪvən tʊ ɐ mˈæn tˈɜːnd ʌv fˈɔːɹskɔːɹ, hˌuː hɐdbɪn luːtˈɛnənt sˈɪns ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kˈɪŋ wˈɪljəm, ænd, nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ hɪz lˈɔŋ sˈɜːvɪs, wʊdhɐv pɹˈɑːbəbli dˈaɪd ɪn ðæt stˈeɪʃən, hæd hiː nˌɑːt ɐplˈaɪd sˌʌm pɹˈaɪz mˈʌni hiː hæd lˈeɪtli ɹᵻsˈiːvd, tə mˌeɪk ˈɪntɹɛst wɪð hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚz.