text_original: As we have said, all this had been settled beforehand; and no longer occupied their attention  now wholly absorbed in contriving some way to prove the reliability of the rope, upon which their lives were about to be imperilled.
text_transcription: AS WE HAVE SAID ALL THIS HAD BEEN SETTLED BEFOREHAND AND NO LONGER OCCUPIED THEIR ATTENTION NOW WHOLLY OBSERVED IN CONTRIVING SOME WAY TO PROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE ROPE UPON WHICH THEIR LIVES WERE ABOUT TO BE IMPERILLED
phonemes: æz wiː hæv sˈɛd, ˈɔːl ðɪs hɐdbɪn sˈɛɾəld bᵻfˈɔːɹhænd; ænd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ðɛɹ ɐtˈɛnʃən nˈaʊ hˈoʊli ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ɪn kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ sˌʌm wˈeɪ tə pɹˈuːv ðə ɹᵻlˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə ɹˈoʊp, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt təbi ɪmpˈɛɹəld.