text_original: The great Blackbeard himself stood high upon his deck and surveyed the strangers through a glass. The men in the sailing master's boat rowed steadily towards Blackbeard's vessel. Bittern knew it well, for he had seen it before, and had even had the honour, so to speak, of having served for a short time under the master pirate of that day.
text_transcription: THE GREAT BLACKBEARD HIMSELF STOOD HIGH UPON HIS DECK AND SURVEYED THE STRANGERS THROUGH A GLASS THE MEN IN THE SAILING MASTER'S BOAT ROWED STEADILY TOWARDS BLACKBEARD'S VESSEL BITTER KNEW IT WELL FOR HE HAD SEEN IT BEFORE AND HAD EVEN HAD THE HONOUR SO TO SPEAK OF HAVING SERVED FOR A SHORT TIME UNDER THE MASTER PIRATE OF THAT DAY
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt blˈækbɪɹd hɪmsˈɛlf stˈʊd hˈaɪ əpˌɑːn hɪz dˈɛk ænd sɚvˈeɪd ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚz θɹuː ɐ ɡlˈæs. ðə mˈɛn ɪnðə sˈeɪlɪŋ mˈæstɚz bˈoʊt ɹˈoʊd stˈɛdili təwˈɔːɹdz blˈækbɪɹdz vˈɛsəl. bˈɪtɚn nˈuː ɪt wˈɛl, fɔːɹ hiː hæd sˈiːn ɪt bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd hæd ˈiːvən hæd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ, sˌoʊ tə spˈiːk, ʌv hˌævɪŋ sˈɜːvd fɚɹə ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm ˌʌndɚ ðə mˈæstɚ pˈaɪɹət ʌv ðæt dˈeɪ.