text_original: As the boat glided slowly onward under the influence of a breeze that had steadily grown more languid and fitful as we progressed, we subjected this plateau to a rigorous scrutiny through the ship's telescope, which we carried with us, but the place looked so uninviting that we decided against landing there.
text_transcription: AS THE BOAT GLIDED SLOWLY ONWARD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BREEZE THAT HAD STEADILY GROWN MORE LANGUID AND FITFUL AS WE PROGRESSED WE SUBJECTED THIS PLATEAU TO A RIGOROUS SCRUTINY THROUGH THE SHIP'S TELESCOPE WHICH WE CARRIED WITH US BUT THE PLACE LOOKED SO UNINVITING THAT WE DECIDED AGAINST LANDING THERE
phonemes: æz ðə bˈoʊt ɡlˈaɪdᵻd slˈoʊli ˈɑːnwɚd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns əvə bɹˈiːz ðæt hæd stˈɛdili ɡɹˈoʊn mˈɔːɹ lˈæŋɡwɪd ænd fˈɪtfəl æz wiː pɹəɡɹˈɛst, wiː sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd ðɪs plætˈoʊ tʊ ɐ ɹˈɪɡɚɹəs skɹˈuːtɪni θɹuː ðə ʃˈɪps tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊp, wˌɪtʃ wiː kˈæɹid wɪð ˌʌs, bˌʌt ðə plˈeɪs lˈʊkt sˌoʊ ˌʌnɪnvˈaɪɾɪŋ ðæt wiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst lˈændɪŋ ðˈɛɹ.