text_original: As it was, there were plenty of hands to carry them to land, once they were within a safe distance; but Harry was the hero, Harry, alone and unaided, had saved a human life, for of all the score or so of watchers on the beach, not one knew how to swim. Was not this worthy to be called his "Reward?" even if the thanks of the two pretty sisters and their parents had been less fervent and heartfelt.
text_transcription: AS IT WAS THERE WERE PLENTY OF HANDS TO CARRY THEM TO LAND WHENCE THEY WERE WITHIN A SAFE DISTANCE BUT HARRY WAS THE HERO HARRY ALONE AND UNAIDED HAD SAVED A HUMAN LIFE FOR OF ALL THE SCORE OR SO OF WATCHERS ON THE BEACH NOT ONE KNEW HOW TO SWIM WAS THIS NOT WORTHY TO BE CALLED HIS REWARD EVEN IF THE THANKS OF THE TWO PRETTY SISTERS AND THEIR PARENTS HAD BEEN LESS FERVENT AND HEARTFELT
phonemes: æz ɪt wˈʌz, ðɛɹwˌɜː plˈɛnti ʌv hˈændz tə kˈæɹi ðˌɛm tə lˈænd, wˈʌns ðeɪ wɜː wɪðˌɪn ɐ sˈeɪf dˈɪstəns; bˌʌt hˈæɹi wʌzðə hˈiəɹoʊ, hˈæɹi, ɐlˈoʊn ænd ʌnˈeɪdᵻd, hæd sˈeɪvd ɐ hjˈuːmən lˈaɪf, fɔːɹ ʌv ˈɔːl ðə skˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ sˌoʊ ʌv wˈɑːtʃɚz ɔnðə bˈiːtʃ, nˌɑːt wˈʌn nˈuː hˌaʊ tə swˈɪm. wʌz nˌɑːt ðɪs wˈɜːði təbi kˈɔːld hˈɪz "ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd?" ˈiːvən ɪf ðə θˈæŋks ʌvðə tˈuː pɹˈɪɾi sˈɪstɚz ænd ðɛɹ pˈɛɹənts hɐdbɪn lˈɛs fˈɜːvənt ænd hˈɑːɹtfɛlt.