text_original: The fellows obeyed his command without question, and were already some fathoms on our return, when I insisted on their taking up the poor creature, and prevailed upon them to go back to the wreck, which when we came near the second time, and signified our intention, we received an answer of "Avast, avast—what ship, brother?"
text_transcription: THE FELLOWS OBEYED HIS COMMAND WITHOUT QUESTION AND WERE ALREADY SOME FATHOMS ON OUR RETURN WHEN I INSISTED ON THEIR TAKING UP THE POOR CREATURE AND PREVAILED UPON THEM TO GO BACK TO THE WRECK WHICH WHEN WE CAME NEAR THE SECOND TIME AND SIGNIFIED OUR INTENTION WE RECEIVED AN ANSWER OF AVERST AVERST WHAT SHIP BROTHER
phonemes: ðə fˈɛloʊz oʊbˈeɪd hɪz kəmˈænd wɪðˌaʊt kwˈɛstʃən, ænd wɜːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˌʌm fˈæðəmz ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːn, wˌɛn aɪ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn ðɛɹ tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə pˈʊɹ kɹˈiːtʃɚ, ænd pɹɪvˈeɪld əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm tə ɡˌoʊ bˈæk tə ðə ɹˈɛk, wˌɪtʃ wɛn wiː kˈeɪm nˌɪɹ ðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm, ænd sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ˌaʊɚɹ ɪntˈɛnʃən, wiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˈænsɚɹ ʌv "ɐvˈæst, ɐvˈæst—wˌʌt ʃˈɪp, bɹˈʌðɚ?"