text_original: But nothing worthy of record was seen; and that day's voyage might be dismissed with the mere mention of it, but for the fact that when we were about half way down the bay we reached a spot where the water and the swamp were so intermingled that we actually ran right into a vast bed of rushes without grounding.
text_transcription: BUT NOTHING WORTHY OF RECORD WAS SEEN AND THAT DAY'S VOYAGE MIGHT BE DISMISSED WITH THE MERE MENTION OF IT BUT FOR THE FACT THAT WHEN WE WERE ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE BAY WE REACHED A SPOT WHERE THE WATER AND THE SWAMP WERE SO INTERMINGLED THAT WE ACTUALLY RAN RIGHT INTO A VAST BED OF RUSHES WITHOUT GROUNDING
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈʌθɪŋ wˈɜːði ʌv ɹˈɛkɚd wʌz sˈiːn; ænd ðæt dˈeɪz vˈɔɪɪdʒ mˌaɪt biː dɪsmˈɪst wɪððə mˈɪɹ mˈɛnʃən ʌv ɪt, bˌʌt fɚðə fˈækt ðæt wɛn wiː wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt hˈæf wˈeɪ dˌaʊn ðə bˈeɪ wiː ɹˈiːtʃt ɐ spˈɑːt wˌɛɹ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ ænd ðə swˈɑːmp wɜː sˌoʊ ˌɪntɚmˈɪŋɡəld ðæt wiː ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈæn ɹˈaɪt ˌɪntʊ ɐ vˈæst bˈɛd ʌv ɹˈʌʃᵻz wɪðˌaʊt ɡɹˈaʊndɪŋ.