text_original: The Undersea Tube functioned on regular schedule for three years, became the usual method of ocean transit. * * * * * This was the state of matters, when on the fourth of March last, our textile company ordered me to France to straighten out some orders with the France house, the situation being such that they preferred to send a man.
text_transcription: THE UNDERSEA TUBE FUNCTIONED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR THREE YEARS BECAME THE USUAL METHOD OF OCEAN TRANSIT THIS WAS THE STATE OF MATTERS WHEN ON THE FOURTH OF MARCH LAST OUR TEXTILE COMPANY ORDERED ME TO FRANCE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT SOME ORDERS WITH THE FRANCE HOUSE THE SITUATION BEING SUCH THAT THEY PREFERRED TO SEND A MAN
phonemes: ðɪ ˌʌndɚsˈiː tˈuːb fˈʌŋkʃənd ˌɔn ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ skˈɛdʒuːl fɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, bɪkˌeɪm ðə jˈuːʒuːəl mˈɛθəd ʌv ˈoʊʃən tɹˈænsɪt. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðɪs wʌzðə stˈeɪt ʌv mˈæɾɚz, wˌɛn ɔnðə fˈɔːɹθ ʌv mˈɑːɹtʃ lˈæst, ˌaʊɚ tˈɛkstaɪl kˈʌmpəni ˈɔːɹdɚd mˌiː tə fɹˈæns tə stɹˈeɪtən ˈaʊt sˌʌm ˈɔːɹdɚz wɪððə fɹˈæns hˈaʊs, ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən bˌiːɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ðæt ðeɪ pɹɪfˈɜːd tə sˈɛnd ɐ mˈæn.