text_original: At length, after working northward for a distance of some fourteen miles along the western shore, we quite suddenly opened out the mouth of what I at first supposed to be an important river running in a south easterly direction toward the interior of the island, but which subsequently proved to be one of several channels dividing what I originally imagined to be only one island into a group of no less than seven.
text_transcription: AT LENGTH AFTER WORKING NORTHWARD FOR A DISTANCE OF SOME FOURTEEN MILES ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE WE QUITE SUDDENLY OPENED OUT THE MOUTH OF WHAT I AT FIRST SUPPOSED TO BE AN IMPORTANT RIVER RUNNING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY PROVED TO BE ONE OF SEVERAL CHANNELS DIVIDING WHAT I ORIGINALLY IMAGINED TO BE ONLY ONE ISLAND INTO A GROUP OF NO LESS THAN SEVEN
phonemes: æt lˈɛŋθ, ˈæftɚ wˈɜːkɪŋ nˈɔːɹθwɚd fɚɹə dˈɪstəns ʌv sˌʌm fˈɔːɹtiːn mˈaɪlz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɛstɚn ʃˈɔːɹ, wiː kwˈaɪt sˈʌdənli ˈoʊpənd ˈaʊt ðə mˈaʊθ ʌv wʌt aɪ æt fˈɜːst səpˈoʊzd təbi ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɹˈɪvɚ ɹˈʌnɪŋ ɪn ɐ sˈaʊθ ˈiːstɚli dᵻɹˈɛkʃən təwˈɔːɹd ðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli pɹˈuːvd təbi wˈʌn ʌv sˈɛvɹəl tʃˈænəlz dᵻvˈaɪdɪŋ wʌt aɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪmˈædʒɪnd təbi ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ˈaɪlənd ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn sˈɛvən.