text_original: We were thunderstruck at this proposal, and stared at one another some time without speaking; at length the Welshman broke silence, and offered to remain in the West Indies, provided the admiral would give him a surgeon's warrant immediately; but he was told there was no want of chief surgeons, and that he must be contented with the station of mate, till he should be further provided for in due course.
text_transcription: WE WERE THUNDERSTRUCK AT THIS PROPOSAL AND STARED AT ONE ANOTHER SOME TIME WITHOUT SPEAKING AT LENGTH THE WELSHMAN BROKE SILENCE AND OFFERED TO REMAIN IN THE WEST INDIES PROVIDED THE ADMIRAL WOULD GIVE HIM A SURGEON'S WARRANT IMMEDIATELY BUT HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WANT OF CHIEF SURGEONS AND THAT HE MUST BE CONTENTED WITH THE STATION OF MATE TILL HE SHOULD BE FURTHER PROVIDED FOR IN DUE COURSE
phonemes: wiː wɜː θˈʌndɚstɹˌʌk æt ðɪs pɹəpˈoʊzəl, ænd stˈɛɹd æt wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ sˌʌm tˈaɪm wɪðˌaʊt spˈiːkɪŋ; æt lˈɛŋθ ðə wˈɛlʃmən bɹˈoʊk sˈaɪləns, ænd ˈɔfɚd tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɪnðə wˈɛst ˈɪndiz, pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl wʊd ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐ sˈɜːdʒənz wˈɔːɹənt ɪmˈiːdɪətli; bˌʌt hiː wʌz tˈoʊld ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ wˈɔnt ʌv tʃˈiːf sˈɜːdʒənz, ænd ðæt hiː mˈʌst biː kəntˈɛntᵻd wɪððə stˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈeɪt, tˈɪl hiː ʃˌʊd biː fˈɜːðɚ pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd fɔːɹ ɪn dˈuː kˈɔːɹs.