text_original: A fourth asked me, if I could not keep my yards square without iron braces? And, in short, a thousand witticisms of the same nature were passed upon me before I could get up the ship's side.
text_transcription: A FOURTH ASKED ME IF I COULD NOT KEEP MY YARD SQUARE WITHOUT IRON BRACES AND IN SHORT A THOUSAND WITTICISMS OF THE SAME NATURE WERE PASSED UPON ME BEFORE I COULD GET UP THE SHIP'S SIDE
phonemes: ɐ fˈɔːɹθ ˈæskt mˌiː, ɪf aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt kˈiːp maɪ jˈɑːɹdz skwˈɛɹ wɪðˌaʊt ˈaɪɚn bɹˈeɪsᵻz? ænd, ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, ɐ θˈaʊzənd wˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəmz ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪtʃɚ wɜː pˈæst əpˌɑːn mˌiː bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ kʊd ɡɛt ˌʌp ðə ʃˈɪps sˈaɪd.