text_original: Well, all hands rushed for basins and needles, as you may suppose; because, whether it was the point or the eye didn't matter much, since we knew the direction in which the north lay; all we wanted was the precise angle.
text_transcription: WELL ALL HANDS RUSHED FOR BASINS AND NEEDLES AS YOU MAY SUPPOSE BECAUSE WHETHER IT WAS THE POINT OR THE EYE DIDN'T MATTER MUCH SINCE WE KNEW THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE NORTH LAY ALL WE WANTED WAS THE PRECISE ANGLE
phonemes: wˈɛl, ˈɔːl hˈændz ɹˈʌʃt fɔːɹ bˈeɪsənz ænd nˈiːdəlz, æz juː mˈeɪ səpˈoʊz; bɪkˈʌz, wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌzðə pˈɔɪnt ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪ dˈɪdnt mˈæɾɚ mˈʌtʃ, sˈɪns wiː nˈuː ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə nˈɔːɹθ lˈeɪ; ˈɔːl wiː wˈɔntᵻd wʌzðə pɹɪsˈaɪs ˈæŋɡəl.