text_original: We were skimming briskly along before the pleasant easterly breeze, Billy being at the helm, while I sat in the bottom of the boat, taking peeps through the telescope at interesting objects in the landscape that seemed to be gliding past us, when suddenly we heard, from some distance ahead of us, a sound as of a horn being blown, the sound being taken up and repeated at various points both ahead and astern of us.
text_transcription: WE WERE SKIMMING BRISKLY ALONG BEFORE THE PLEASANT EASTERLY BREEZE BILLY BEING AT THE HELM WHILE I SAT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT TAKING PEEPS THROUGH THE TELESCOPE AT INTERESTING OBJECTS IN THE LANDSCAPE THAT SEEMED TO BE GLIDING PAST US WHEN SUDDENLY WE HEARD FROM SOME DISTANCE AHEAD OF US A SOUND AS OF A HORN BEING BLOWN THE SOUND BEING TAKEN UP AND REPEATED AT VARIOUS POINTS BOTH AHEAD AND ASTERN OF US
phonemes: wiː wɜː skˈɪmɪŋ bɹˈɪskli ɐlˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə plˈɛzənt ˈiːstɚli bɹˈiːz, bˈɪli bˌiːɪŋ æt ðə hˈɛlm, wˌaɪl aɪ sˈæt ɪnðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌvðə bˈoʊt, tˈeɪkɪŋ pˈiːps θɹuː ðə tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊp æɾ ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ɪnðə lˈændskeɪp ðæt sˈiːmd təbi ɡlˈaɪdɪŋ pˈæst ˌʌs, wˌɛn sˈʌdənli wiː hˈɜːd, fɹʌm sˌʌm dˈɪstəns ɐhˈɛd ʌv ˌʌs, ɐ sˈaʊnd æz əvə hˈɔːɹn bˌiːɪŋ blˈoʊn, ðə sˈaʊnd bˌiːɪŋ tˈeɪkən ˌʌp ænd ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd æt vˈɛɹiəs pˈɔɪnts bˈoʊθ ɐhˈɛd ænd ɐstˈɜːn ʌv ˌʌs.