text_original: The explorer had said that the scientist, half crazed by a powerful narcotic, had seemingly discovered some secret of life which enabled him to produce monsters in his laboratory and to change the physical characteristics of the Ungapuk Indians, who, in five years, had been transformed from cannibals into cultured men and women.
text_transcription: THE EXPLORER HAD SAID THAT THE SCIENTIST HALF CRAZED BY A POWERFUL NARCOTIC HAD SEEMINGLY DISCOVERED SOME SECRET OF LIFE WHICH ENABLED HIM TO PRODUCE MONSTERS IN HIS LABORATORY AND TO CHANGE THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ONGAPUC INDIANS WHO IN FIVE YEARS HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED FROM CANNIBALS INTO CULTURED MEN AND WOMEN
phonemes: ðɪ ɛksplˈɔːɹɚ hæd sˈɛd ðætðə sˈaɪəntɪst, hˈæf kɹˈeɪzd baɪ ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl nɑːɹkˈɑːɾɪk, hæd sˈiːmɪŋli dɪskˈʌvɚd sˌʌm sˈiːkɹᵻt ʌv lˈaɪf wˌɪtʃ ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tə pɹədˈuːs mˈɔnstɚz ɪn hɪz lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ænd tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðə fˈɪzɪkəl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌvðɪ ʌŋɡˈæpʌk ˈɪndiənz, hˈuː, ɪn fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz, hɐdbɪn tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd fɹʌm kˈænɪbəlz ˌɪntʊ kˈʌltʃɚd mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn.