text_original: They had heard reports about the unladen vessel and the big crew; and, although they felt loath to detain and to examine a fellow townsman, hitherto of good report, they did detain him and they did examine him, and they would have gone immediately to the ship had it not been so dark.
text_transcription: THEY HAD HEARD REPORTS ABOUT THE UNLADEN VESSEL AND THE BIG CREW AND ALTHOUGH THEY FELT LOTH TO DETAIN AND TO EXAMINE A FELLOW TOWNSMAN HITHERTO OF GOOD REPORT THEY DID DETAIN HIM AND THEY DID EXAMINE HIM AND THEY WOULD HAVE GONE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SHIP HAD IT NOT BEEN SO DARK
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd hˈɜːd ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ʌnlˈeɪdən vˈɛsəl ænd ðə bˈɪɡ kɹˈuː; ænd, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ fˈɛlt lˈoʊθ tə dɪtˈeɪn ænd tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn ɐ fˈɛloʊ tˈaʊnzmən, hˈɪðɚtˌuː ʌv ɡˈʊd ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt, ðeɪ dˈɪd dɪtˈeɪn hˌɪm ænd ðeɪ dˈɪd ɛɡzˈæmɪn hˌɪm, ænd ðeɪ wʊdhɐv ɡɔn ɪmˈiːdɪətli tə ðə ʃˈɪp hˌædɪt nˌɑːt bˌɪn sˌoʊ dˈɑːɹk.