text_original: The place of our destination was Granville, but we had the misfortune to run upon a ridge of rocks near the Island of Alderney, called the Caskets, where the sea running high, the ship went to pieces, the boat sunk alongside, and every soul on board perished, except myself, who, by the assistance of a grating got ashore on the coast of Normandy.
text_transcription: THE PLACE OF OUR DESTINATION WAS GRANVILLE BUT WE HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO RUN UPON A RIDGE OF ROCKS NEAR THE ISLAND OF ALDERNEY CALLED THE CASKETS WHERE THE SEA RUNNING HIGH THE SHIP WENT TO PIECES THE BOATS SUNK ALONGSIDE AND EVERY SOUL ON BOARD PERISHED EXCEPT MYSELF WHO BY THE ASSISTANCE OF A GRATING GOT ASHORE ON THE COAST OF NORMANDY
phonemes: ðə plˈeɪs ʌv ˌaʊɚ dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən wʌz ɡɹˈænvɪl, bˌʌt wiː hæd ðə mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn tə ɹˈʌn əpˌɑːn ɐ ɹˈɪdʒ ʌv ɹˈɑːks nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv ˈɔːldɚni, kˈɔːld ðə kˈæskɪts, wˌɛɹ ðə sˈiː ɹˈʌnɪŋ hˈaɪ, ðə ʃˈɪp wɛnt tə pˈiːsᵻz, ðə bˈoʊt sˈʌŋk ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd, ænd ˈɛvɹi sˈoʊl ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd pˈɛɹɪʃt, ɛksˈɛpt maɪsˈɛlf, hˈuː, baɪ ðɪ ɐsˈɪstəns əvə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪŋ ɡɑːt ɐʃˈɔːɹ ɔnðə kˈoʊst ʌv nˈɔːɹməndi.