text_original: The seal came quite near, and even bravely smelt of it, which, after all, was a good deal for him to do, as he was frightened al  most out of his wits.
text_transcription: THE SEAL CAME QUITE NEAR AND EVEN BRAVELY SMELT OF IT WHICH AFTER ALL WAS A GOOD DEAL FOR HIM TO DO AS HE WAS FRIGHTENED ALMOST OUT OF HIS WITS
phonemes: ðə sˈiːl kˈeɪm kwˈaɪt nˈɪɹ, ænd ˈiːvən bɹˈeɪvli smˈɛlt ʌv ɪt, wˈɪtʃ, ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl, wʌzɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə dˈuː, æz hiː wʌz fɹˈaɪʔn̩d ˈæl mˈoʊst ˌaʊɾəv hɪz wˈɪts.