text_original: He comprehended far better than Kate could the extent of the favour which the Governor had offered to bestow. It was, indeed, extraordinary to commute what was really a sentence of death against a notorious and dangerous pirate for the sake of a beautiful and pleading woman.
text_transcription: HE COMPREHENDED FAR BETTER THAN KATE COULD THE EXTENT OF THE FAVOR WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAD OFFERED TO BESTOW IT WAS INDEED EXTRAORDINARY TO COMMUTE WHAT WAS REALLY A SENTENCE OF DEATH AGAINST A NOTORIOUS AND DANGEROUS PIRATE FOR THE SAKE OF A BEAUTIFUL AND PLEADING WOMAN
phonemes: hiː kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛndᵻd fˈɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn kˈeɪt kʊd ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌvðə fˈeɪvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hæd ˈɔfɚd tə bᵻstˈoʊ. ɪt wˈʌz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi tə kəmjˈuːt wʌt wʌz ɹˈiəli ɐ sˈɛntəns ʌv dˈɛθ ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ noʊtˈɔːɹiəs ænd dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs pˈaɪɹət fɚðə sˈeɪk əvə bjˈuːɾifəl ænd plˈiːdɪŋ wˈʊmən.