text_original: Scarcely was anchor cast in the Canton river before a great number of native vessels came to examine the frigate, offering for sale vegetables, fish, oranges, and a multitude of trifles, once so rare, now so common, but always costly.
text_transcription: SCARCELY WAS ANCHOR CAST IN THE CANTON RIVER BEFORE A GREAT NUMBER OF NATIVE VESSELS CAME TO EXAMINE THE FRIGADE OFFERING FOR SALE VEGETABLES FISH ORANGES AND A MULTITUDE OF TRIFLES ONE SO RARE NOW SO COMMON BUT ALWAYS COSTLY
phonemes: skˈɛɹsli wʌz ˈæŋkɚ kˈæst ɪnðə kˈæntɑːn ɹˈɪvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv nˈeɪɾɪv vˈɛsəlz kˈeɪm tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn ðə fɹˈɪɡət, ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ fɔːɹ sˈeɪl vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəlz, fˈɪʃ, ˈɔɹɪndʒᵻz, ænd ɐ mˈʌltɪtˌuːd ʌv tɹˈaɪfəlz, wˈʌns sˌoʊ ɹˈɛɹ, nˈaʊ sˌoʊ kˈɑːmən, bˌʌt ˈɔːlweɪz kˈɔstli.