text_original: They were chained to the oar benches, and to force them to row, they were often beaten within an inch of their lives. In enor  mous sail and oar vessels the Phoenicians crossed the Medi  terranean in every direction, pushed out into the Atlantic Ocean, and went as far north as England.
text_transcription: THEY WERE CHAINED TO THE ORE BENCHES AND TO FORCE THEM TO ROW THEY WERE OFTEN BEATEN WITHIN AN INCH OF THEIR LIVES IN ENORMOUS SAIL AND ORE VESSELS THE PHOENICIANS CROSSED THE MEDITERRANEAN IN EVERY DIRECTION PUSHED OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND WENT AS FAR NORTH AS ENGLAND
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː tʃˈeɪnd tə ðɪ ˈɔːɹ bˈɛntʃᵻz, ænd tə fˈɔːɹs ðˌɛm tə ɹˈoʊ, ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔfən bˈiːʔn̩ wɪðˌɪn ɐn ˈɪntʃ ʌv ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz. ɪn ˈiːnɚ mˈuːz sˈeɪl ænd ˈɔːɹ vˈɛsəlz ðə foʊnˈɪʃənz kɹˈɔst ðə mˈɛdi tɛɹˈeɪniən ɪn ˈɛvɹi dᵻɹˈɛkʃən, pˈʊʃt ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk ˈoʊʃən, ænd wɛnt æz fˈɑːɹ nˈɔːɹθ æz ˈɪŋɡlənd.