text_original: Their situation was anything but enviable; for the watery stream, propelled against them with as much force as from the hose pipe of a fire engine, almost washed them from their unstable seats; to say nothing of the great discomfort which the douche occasioned them.
text_transcription: THEIR SITUATION WAS ANYTHING BUT ENVIABLE FROM THE WATERY STREAM PROPELLED AGAINST THEM WITH AS MUCH FORCE AS FROM THE WHOLE SPIPE OF A FIRE ENGINE ALMOST WASHED THEM FROM THEIR UNSTABLE SEATS TO SAY NOTHING OF THE GREAT DISCOMFORT WHICH THE DOGE OCASIONED THEM
phonemes: ðɛɹ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ bˌʌt ˈɛnviəbəl; fɚðə wˈɔːɾɚɹi stɹˈiːm, pɹəpˈɛld ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm wɪð æz mˈʌtʃ fˈɔːɹs æz fɹʌmðə hˈoʊz pˈaɪp əvə fˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛndʒɪn, ˈɔːlmoʊst wˈɑːʃt ðˌɛm fɹʌm ðɛɹ ʌnstˈeɪbəl sˈiːts; tə sˈeɪ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt dɪskˈʌmfɚt wˌɪtʃ ðə dˈuːʃ əkˈeɪʒənd ðˌɛm.