text_original: As we reached this point the wind suddenly freshened, and there was a salt tang in it quite distinctive from the odour of earth and vegetation that we had now been breathing for several hours; also there came to our ears, subdued by distance, the low, continuous booming thunder of surf, from which I surmised  correctly as it subsequently proved  that we were nearing the eastern extremity of the group.
text_transcription: AS WE REACHED THIS POINT THE WIND SUDDENLY FRESHENED AND THERE WAS A SALT TANG IN IT QUITE DISTINCTIVE FROM THE ODOUR OF EARTH AND VEGETATION THAT WE HAD NOW BEEN BREATHING FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALSO THERE CAME TO OUR EARS SUBDUED BY DISTANCE THE LOW CONTINUOUS BOOMING THUNDER OF SURF FROM WHICH I SURMISED CORRECTLY AS IT SUBSEQUENTLY PROVED THAT WE WERE NEARING THE EASTERN EXTREMITY OF THE GROUP
phonemes: æz wiː ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪs pˈɔɪnt ðə wˈɪnd sˈʌdənli fɹˈɛʃənd, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ sˈɔlt tˈæŋ ɪn ɪt kwˈaɪt dɪstˈɪŋktɪv fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊdɚɹ ʌv ˈɜːθ ænd vˌɛdʒɪtˈeɪʃən ðæt wiː hæd nˈaʊ bˌɪn bɹˈiːðɪŋ fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl ˈaʊɚz; ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɛɹ kˈeɪm tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɪɹz, sʌbdˈuːd baɪ dˈɪstəns, ðə lˈoʊ, kəntˈɪnjuːəs bˈuːmɪŋ θˈʌndɚɹ ʌv sˈɜːf, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ aɪ sɚmˈaɪzd kɚɹˈɛktli æz ɪt sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli pɹˈuːvd ðæt wiː wɜː nˌɪɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌvðə ɡɹˈuːp.