text_original: Sailboats were, to be sure) a great improvement over oar boats. Yet at best they were slow and unreliable, held back alike by calm and storm. The Pilgrims were ten wedcs in cross  ing the Atlantic, and the regular trip, in the time of Washington, required six weeks.
text_transcription: SAIL BOATS WERE TO BE SURE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER OAR BOATS YET AT BEST THEY WERE SLOW AND UNRELIABLE HELD BACK ALIKE BY CALM AND STORM THE PILGRIMS WERE TEN WEEKS IN CROSSING THE ATLANTIC AND THE REGULAR TRIP IN THE TIME OF WASHINGTON REQUIRED SIX WEEKS
phonemes: sˈeɪlboʊts wɜː, təbi ʃˈʊɹ) ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːɹ bˈoʊts. jˈɛt æt bˈɛst ðeɪ wɜː slˈoʊ ænd ˌʌnɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl, hˈɛld bˈæk ɐlˈaɪk baɪ kˈɑːm ænd stˈɔːɹm. ðə pˈɪlɡɹɪmz wɜː tˈɛn wˈɛdks ɪn kɹˈɔs ˈɪŋ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk, ænd ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ tɹˈɪp, ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd sˈɪks wˈiːks.