text_original: "Well," says he, "you propose to go on board a man of war as surgeon's mate." I replied by a low bow. "I believe it will be a difficult matter," continued he, "to procure a warrant, there being already such a swarm of Scotch surgeons at the Navy Office, in expectation of the next vacancy, that the commissioners are afraid of being torn to pieces, and have actually applied for a guard to protect them.
text_transcription: WELL SAYS HE YOU PROPOSE TO GO ON BOARD A MAN OF WAR AS SURGEON'S MATE I REPLIED BY A LOW BOW I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT MATTER CONTINUED HE TO PROCURE A WARRANT THERE BEING ALREADY SUCH A SWARM OF SCOTCH SURGEONS AT THE NAVY OFFICE IN EXPECTATION OF THE NEXT VACANCY THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ARE AFRAID OF BEING TORN TO PIECES AND HAVE ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR A GUARD TO PROTECT THEM
phonemes: "wˈɛl," sˈɛz hiː, "juː pɹəpˈoʊz tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ɐ mˈæn ʌv wˈɔːɹ æz sˈɜːdʒənz mˈeɪt." aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd baɪ ɐ lˈoʊ bˈoʊ. "aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ɪt wɪl biː ɐ dˈɪfɪkəlt mˈæɾɚ," kəntˈɪnjuːd hiː, "tə pɹəkjˈʊɹ ɐ wˈɔːɹənt, ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈʌtʃ ɐ swˈɔːɹm ʌv skˈɑːtʃ sˈɜːdʒənz æt ðə nˈeɪvi ˈɑːfɪs, ɪn ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən ʌvðə nˈɛkst vˈeɪkənsi, ðætðə kəmˈɪʃənɚz ɑːɹ ɐfɹˈeɪd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ tˈɔːɹn tə pˈiːsᵻz, ænd hæv ˈæktʃuːəli ɐplˈaɪd fɚɹə ɡˈɑːɹd tə pɹətˈɛkt ðˌɛm.