text_original: She resolved on seeking it amid the glowing plains of Syria; and with this view embarked on board an English merchant vessel, which she had loaded with her property, with pearls of considerable value, and with a large amount of costly presents designed to purchase the homage or allegiance of the Syrian tribes. Caught in a violent storm, the ship was wrecked on a reef near the island of Rhodes.
text_transcription: SHE RESOLVED ON SEEKING IT AMID THE GLOWING PLAINS OF SYRIA AND WITH THIS VIEW EMBARKED ON BOARD AN ENGLISH MERCHANT VESSEL WHICH SHE HAD LOADED WITH HER PROPERTY WITH PEARLS OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE AND WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF COSTLY PRESENTS DESIGNED TO PURCHASE THE HOMAGE OR ALLEGIANCE OF THE SYRIAN TRIBES CAUGHT IN A VIOLENT STORM THE SHIP WAS WRECKED ON A REEF NEAR THE ISLAND OF ROADS
phonemes: ʃiː ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd ˌɔn sˈiːkɪŋ ɪɾ ɐmˈɪd ðə ɡlˈoʊɪŋ plˈeɪnz ʌv sˈɪɹiə; ænd wɪð ðɪs vjˈuː ɛmbˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈɜːtʃənt vˈɛsəl, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː hæd lˈoʊdᵻd wɪð hɜː pɹˈɑːpɚɾi, wɪð pˈɜːlz ʌv kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl vˈæljuː, ænd wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv kˈɔstli pɹˈɛzənts dɪzˈaɪnd tə pˈɜːtʃɪs ðə hˈɑːmɪdʒ ɔːɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns ʌvðə sˈɪɹiən tɹˈaɪbz. kˈɔːt ɪn ɐ vˈaɪələnt stˈɔːɹm, ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz ɹˈɛkt ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈiːf nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv ɹˈoʊdz.