text_original: The sick and wounded were squeezed into certain vessels, which thence obtained the name of hospital ships, though methinks they scarce deserved such a creditable title, seeing few of them could boast of their surgeon, nurse, or cook; and the space between decks was so confined that the miserable patients had not room to sit upright in their beds.
text_transcription: THE SICK AND WOUNDED WERE SQUEEZED INTO CERTAIN VESSELS WHICH THENCE OBTAINED THE NAME OF HOSPITAL SHIPS THOUGH METHINKS THEY SCARCE DESERVED SUCH A CREDITABLE TITLE SEEING FEW OF THEM COULD BOAST OF THEIR SURGEON NURSE OR COOK AND THE SPACE BETWEEN DECKS WAS SO CONFINED THAT THE MISERABLE PATIENTS HAD NOT ROOM TO SIT UPRIGHT IN THEIR BEDS
phonemes: ðə sˈɪk ænd wˈuːndᵻd wɜː skwˈiːzd ˌɪntʊ sˈɜːʔn̩ vˈɛsəlz, wˌɪtʃ ðˈɛns əbtˈeɪnd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv hˈɑːspɪɾəl ʃˈɪps, ðˌoʊ miːθˈɪŋks ðeɪ skˈɛɹs dɪzˈɜːvd sˈʌtʃ ɐ kɹˈɛdɪɾəbəl tˈaɪɾəl, sˈiːɪŋ fjˈuː ʌv ðˌɛm kʊd bˈoʊst ʌv ðɛɹ sˈɜːdʒən, nˈɜːs, ɔːɹ kˈʊk; ænd ðə spˈeɪs bᵻtwˌiːn dˈɛks wʌz sˌoʊ kənfˈaɪnd ðætðə mˈɪzɹəbəl pˈeɪʃənts hæd nˌɑːt ɹˈuːm tə sˈɪt ˈʌpɹaɪt ɪn ðɛɹ bˈɛdz.