text_original: The eastern shore of the bay was a swamp, and consequently out of the question. I therefore turned my attention to the plain that formed the southern part of the island, when, looking in that direction, I saw an animal of some sort squatting on its hind quarters on the beach, staring at us.
text_transcription: THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE BAY WAS A SWAMP AND CONSEQUENTLY OUT OF THE QUESTION I THEREFORE TURNED MY ATTENTION TO THE PLAIN THAT FORMED THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND WHEN LOOKING IN THAT DIRECTION I SAW AN ANIMAL OF SOME SORT SQUATTING ON ITS HIND QUARTERS ON THE BEACH STARING AT US
phonemes: ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ʃˈɔːɹ ʌvðə bˈeɪ wʌzɐ swˈɑːmp, ænd kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli ˌaʊɾəv ðə kwˈɛstʃən. aɪ ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ tˈɜːnd maɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðə plˈeɪn ðæt fˈɔːɹmd ðə sˈʌðɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd, wˌɛn, lˈʊkɪŋ ɪn ðæt dᵻɹˈɛkʃən, aɪ sˈɔː ɐn ˈænɪməl ʌv sˌʌm sˈɔːɹt skwˈɑːɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɪts hˈaɪnd kwˈɔːɹɾɚz ɔnðə bˈiːtʃ, stˈɛɹɪŋ æɾ ˌʌs.