text_original: Did I say they were big? That isn't the word for it! They were more than that, they were massive; tall, broad, well made, and tough looking, with beaming, round, red faces; they ought to have been pictured, just as they were, for a naval recruiting poster.
text_transcription: DID I SAY THEY WERE BIG THAT ISN'T THE WORD FOR IT THEY WERE MORE THAN THAT THEY WERE MASSIVE TALL BROAD WELL MADE AND TOUGH LOOKING WITH BEAMING ROUND RED FACES THEY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PICTURED JUST AS THEY WERE FOR A NAVAL RECRUITING POSTER
phonemes: dˈɪd aɪ sˈeɪ ðeɪ wɜː bˈɪɡ? ðæt ˌɪzənt ðə wˈɜːd fɔːɹ ɪt! ðeɪ wɜː mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðˈæt, ðeɪ wɜː mˈæsɪv; tˈɔːl, bɹˈɔːd, wˈɛl mˈeɪd, ænd tˈʌf lˈʊkɪŋ, wɪð bˈiːmɪŋ, ɹˈaʊnd, ɹˈɛd fˈeɪsᵻz; ðeɪ ˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn pˈɪktʃɚd, dʒˈʌst æz ðeɪ wɜː, fɚɹə nˈeɪvəl ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ pˈoʊstɚ.