text_original: As he was most truly a landsman, knowing nothing about the sea or the various intricate methods of navigating a vessel thereupon, he was compelled to secure a real captain  one who would be able to take charge of the vessel and crew, and who would do, and have done, in a thoroughly seamanlike manner, what his nominal skipper should desire and ordain.
text_transcription: AS HE WAS MOST TRULY A LANDSMAN KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT THE SEA OR THE VARIOUS INTRICATE METHODS OF NAVIGATING A VESSEL THEREUPON HE WAS COMPELLED TO SECURE A REAL CAPTAIN ONE WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE VESSEL AND CREW AND WHO WOULD DO AND HAVE DONE IN A THOROUGHLY SEAMANLIKE MANNER WHAT HIS NOMINAL SKIPPER SHOULD DESIRE AND ORDAIN
phonemes: æz hiː wʌz mˈoʊst tɹˈuːli ɐ lˈændzmən, nˈoʊɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈiː ɔːɹ ðə vˈɛɹiəs ˈɪntɹɪkət mˈɛθədz ʌv nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ vˈɛsəl ðɛɹˈʌpɑːn, hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɐ ɹˈiːəl kˈæptɪn wˈʌn hˌuː wʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tə tˈeɪk tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə vˈɛsəl ænd kɹˈuː, ænd hˌuː wʊd dˈuː, ænd hæv dˈʌn, ɪn ɐ θˈʌɹoʊli sˈiːmənlˌaɪk mˈænɚ, wˌʌt hɪz nˈɑːmɪnəl skˈɪpɚ ʃˌʊd dɪzˈaɪɚ ænd ɔːɹdˈeɪn.