text_original: Still, as he hadn't given us any help in the matter, we had to decide ourselves which was the lonely sailor (though, as Abigail commented, she couldn't understand how, with such a large collection of friends, he could ever have come to be so alone in the world).
text_transcription: STILL AS HE HADN'T GIVEN US ANY HELP IN THE MATTER WE HAD TO DECIDE OURSELVES WHICH WAS THE LONELY SAILOR THOUGH AS ABIGAIL COMMENTED SHE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WITH SUCH A LARGE COLLECTION OF FRIENDS HE COULD EVER HAVE COME TO BE SO ALONE IN THE WORLD
phonemes: stˈɪl, æz hiː hˈædənt ɡˈɪvən ˌʌs ˌɛni hˈɛlp ɪnðə mˈæɾɚ, wiː hædtə dᵻsˈaɪd aʊɚsˈɛlvz wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə lˈoʊnli sˈeɪlɚ (ðˌoʊ, æz ˈæbɪɡˌeɪl kˈɑːmɛntᵻd, ʃiː kˌʊdənt ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˈaʊ, wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv fɹˈɛndz, hiː kʊd ˈɛvɚ hæv kˈʌm təbi sˌoʊ ɐlˈoʊn ɪnðə wˈɜːld).