text_original: The southern half of the island consisted entirely of low, flat ground, sparsely covered with coarse grass and isolated clumps of scrub, across which, at a distance of some eight miles, the high, precipitous cliffs of the island where we encountered the apes could be distinctly seen.
text_transcription: THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND CONSISTED ENTIRELY OF LOW FLAT GROUND SPARSELY COVERED WITH COARSE GRASS AND ISOLATED CLUMPS OF SCRUB ACROSS WHICH AT A DISTANCE OF SOME EIGHT MILES THE HIGH PRECIPITOUS CLIFFS OF THE ISLAND WHERE WE ENCOUNTERED THE APES COULD BE DISTINCTLY SEEN
phonemes: ðə sˈʌðɚn hˈæf ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd kənsˈɪstᵻd ɛntˈaɪɚli ʌv lˈoʊ, flˈæt ɡɹˈaʊnd, spˈɑːɹsli kˈʌvɚd wɪð kˈɔːɹs ɡɹˈæs ænd ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd klˈʌmps ʌv skɹˈʌb, əkɹˌɑːs wˈɪtʃ, æɾə dˈɪstəns ʌv sˌʌm ˈeɪt mˈaɪlz, ðə hˈaɪ, pɹɪsˈɪpɪɾəs klˈɪfs ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd wˌɛɹ wiː ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ðɪ ˈeɪps kʊd biː dɪstˈɪŋktli sˈiːn.