text_original: We followed his directions punctually, in turning to the left, and to the right, and to the left again; but instead of seeing a lane before us, found ourselves at the side of the river, a circumstance that perplexed us not a little; and my fellow traveller ventured to pronounce, that we had certainly missed our way.
text_transcription: WE FOLLOWED HIS DIRECTIONS PUNCTUALLY IN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT AGAIN BUT INSTEAD OF SEEING A LANE BEFORE US FOUND OURSELVES AT THE SIDE OF THE RIVER A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT PERPLEXED US NOT A LITTLE AND MY FELLOW TRAVELLER VENTURED TO PRONOUNCE THAT WE HAD CERTAINLY MISSED OUR WAY
phonemes: wiː fˈɑːloʊd hɪz dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz pˈʌŋktʃuːəli, ɪn tˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə lˈɛft, ænd tə ðə ɹˈaɪt, ænd tə ðə lˈɛft ɐɡˈɛn; bˌʌt ɪnstˈɛd ʌv sˈiːɪŋ ɐ lˈeɪn bᵻfˈɔːɹ ˌʌs, fˈaʊnd aʊɚsˈɛlvz æt ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ɐ sˈɜːkəmstˌæns ðæt pɚplˈɛkst ˌʌs nˌɑːɾə lˈɪɾəl; ænd maɪ fˈɛloʊ tɹˈævəlɚ vˈɛntʃɚd tə pɹənˈaʊns, ðæt wiː hæd sˈɜːʔn̩li mˈɪst ˌaʊɚ wˈeɪ.