text_original: As for Big Sam, he was more than astounded  he was stupefied. He had well known the character of the ship from the time that Bonnet had taken him into his service, and he it was who had mainly managed the fitting up of the vessel and the shipping of her crew.
text_transcription: AS FOR BIG SAM HE WAS MORE THAN ASTOUNDED HE WAS STUPEFIED HE HAD WELL KNOWN THE CHARACTER OF THE SHIP FROM THE TIME THAT BONNET HAD TAKEN HIM INTO HIS SERVICE AND HE IT WAS WHO HAD MAINLY MANAGED THE FITTING UP OF THE VESSEL AND THE SHIPPING OF HER CREW
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ bˈɪɡ sˈæm, hiː wʌz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ɐstˈaʊndᵻd hiː wʌz stˈuːpɪfˌaɪd. hiː hæd wˈɛl nˈoʊn ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə ʃˈɪp fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm ðæt bˈɑːnɪt hæd tˈeɪkən hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ hɪz sˈɜːvɪs, ænd hiː ɪt wʌz hˌuː hæd mˈeɪnli mˈænɪdʒd ðə fˈɪɾɪŋ ˌʌp ʌvðə vˈɛsəl ænd ðə ʃˈɪpɪŋ ʌv hɜː kɹˈuː.