text_original: But this was by no means its most surprising characteristic to us explorers. For, having thus far failed to discover any sign of inhabitants, I had, perhaps rather hastily, jumped to the conclusion that the group was uninhabited, whereas we now saw that the whole surface of this particular island, from its southern shore right up to the base of its range of northern cliffs, was under cultivation.
text_transcription: BUT THIS WAS BY NO MEANS ITS MOST SURPRISING CHARACTERISTIC TO US EXPLORERS FOR HAVING THUS FAR FAILED TO DISCOVER ANY SIGN OF INHABITANTS I HAD PERHAPS RATHER HASTILY JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE GROUP WAS UNINHABITED WHEREAS WE NOW SAW THAT THE WHOLE SURFACE OF THIS PARTICULAR ISLAND FROM ITS SOUTHERN SHORE RIGHT UP TO THE BASE OF ITS RANGE OF NORTHERN CLIFFS WAS UNDER CULTIVATION
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɪs wʌz baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ɪts mˈoʊst sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk tʊ ˌʌs ɛksplˈɔːɹɚz. fɔːɹ, hˌævɪŋ ðˈʌs fˈɑːɹ fˈeɪld tə dɪskˈʌvɚɹ ˌɛni sˈaɪn ʌv ɪnhˈæbɪtənts, aɪ hˈæd, pɚhˈæps ɹˈæðɚ hˈeɪstili, dʒˈʌmpt tə ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ðætðə ɡɹˈuːp wʌz ˌʌnɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd, wˈɛɹæz wiː nˈaʊ sˈɔː ðætðə hˈoʊl sˈɜːfɪs ʌv ðɪs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ ˈaɪlənd, fɹʌm ɪts sˈʌðɚn ʃˈɔːɹ ɹˈaɪt ˌʌp tə ðə bˈeɪs ʌv ɪts ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv nˈɔːɹðɚn klˈɪfs, wʌz ˌʌndɚ kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən.