text_original: As we shortened the distance between ourselves and the land the prospect grew ever more attractive, eliciting frequent exclamations of delight from Billy.
text_transcription: AS WE SHORTENED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE LAND THE PROSPECT GREW EVER MORE ATTRACTIVE ELICITING FREQUENT EXCLAMATIONS OF DELIGHT FROM BILLY
phonemes: æz wiː ʃˈɔːɹʔn̩d ðə dˈɪstəns bᵻtwˌiːn aʊɚsˈɛlvz ænd ðə lˈænd ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkt ɡɹˈuː ˈɛvɚ mˈɔːɹ ɐtɹˈæktɪv, ᵻlˈɪsᵻɾɪŋ fɹˈiːkwənt ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃənz ʌv dᵻlˈaɪt fɹʌm bˈɪli.