text_original: As this commander was destined to cruise upon the French in the latitude of Martinico, his stem and quarters were adorned with white fleurs de lis, and the whole shell of the ship so much disguised for a decoy to the enemy, that it was no wonder my uncle did not know her, although he had sailed on board of her many years.
text_transcription: AS THIS COMMANDER WAS DESTINED TO CRUISE UPON THE FRENCH IN THE LATITUDE OF MARTINICO HIS STEM AND QUARTERS WERE ADORNED WITH WHITE FLEUR DE LI AND THE WHOLE SHELL OF THE SHIP SO MUCH DISGUISED FOR A DECOY TO THE ENEMY THAT IT WAS NO WONDER MY UNCLE DID NOT KNOW HER ALTHOUGH HE HAD SAILED ON BOARD OF HER MANY YEARS
phonemes: æz ðɪs kəmˈændɚ wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tə kɹˈuːz əpˌɑːn ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɪnðə lˈæɾɪtˌuːd ʌv mɑːɹtˈɪnɪkˌoʊ, hɪz stˈɛm ænd kwˈɔːɹɾɚz wɜːɹ ɐdˈɔːɹnd wɪð wˈaɪt flˈʊɹz də lˈɪs, ænd ðə hˈoʊl ʃˈɛl ʌvðə ʃˈɪp sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ dɪsɡˈaɪzd fɚɹə dˈiːkɔɪ tə ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ maɪ ˈʌŋkəl dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ hɜː, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd sˈeɪld ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ʌv hɜː mˈɛni jˈɪɹz.