text_original: The land on both sides was still distinctly hilly, and densely covered with forest, but on our left the hills sloped rapidly downward until they died away in a plateau, the level of which was only two or three feet above the surface of the water.
text_transcription: THE LAND ON BOTH SIDES WAS STILL DISTINCTLY HILLY AND DENSELY COVERED WITH FOREST BUT ON OUR LEFT THE HILLS SLOPED RAPIDLY DOWNWARD UNTIL THEY DIED AWAY IN A PLATEAU THE LEVEL OF WHICH WAS ONLY TWO OR THREE FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
phonemes: ðə lˈænd ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz wʌz stˈɪl dɪstˈɪŋktli hˈɪli, ænd dˈɛnsli kˈʌvɚd wɪð fˈɔːɹɪst, bˌʌt ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ lˈɛft ðə hˈɪlz slˈoʊpt ɹˈæpɪdli dˈaʊnwɚd ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ dˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪ ɪn ɐ plætˈoʊ, ðə lˈɛvəl ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz ˈoʊnli tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː fˈiːt əbˌʌv ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ.