text_original: This mate was no other than my old friend Thompson, with whom I became acquainted at the Navy Office, as before mentioned. If I knew him at first sight, it was not easy for him to recognise me, disfigured with blood and dirt, and altered by the misery I had undergone.
text_transcription: THIS MATE WAS NO OTHER THAN MY OLD FRIEND THOMPSON WITH WHOM I BECAME ACQUAINTED AT THE NAVY OFFICE AS BEFORE MENTIONED IF I KNEW HIM AT FIRST SIGHT IT WAS NOT EASY FOR HIM TO RECOGNIZE ME DISFIGURED WITH BLOOD AND DIRT AND ALTERED BY THE MISERY I HAD UNDERGONE
phonemes: ðɪs mˈeɪt wʌz nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn maɪ ˈoʊld fɹˈɛnd tˈɑːmpsən, wɪð hˈuːm aɪ bɪkˌeɪm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd æt ðə nˈeɪvi ˈɑːfɪs, æz bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˈɛnʃənd. ɪf aɪ nˈuː hˌɪm æt fˈɜːst sˈaɪt, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz mˌiː, dɪsfˈɪɡɚd wɪð blˈʌd ænd dˈɜːt, ænd ˈɔltɚd baɪ ðə mˈɪzɚɹi aɪ hæd ˌʌndɚɡˈɑːn.