text_original: The current of his thoughts was here interrupted by the sudden appearance of a dark object on the surface of the water, which he at first took to be a huge fish, with a pair of green fins springing from its back; but after watching it more closely for a few moments, he became convinced that it was a human being, tricked out in some masquerade attire, while the slight struggles which it made proved that life was not entirely extinct.
text_transcription: THE CURRENT OF HIS THOUGHTS WAS HERE INTERRUPTED BY THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A DARK OBJECT ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER WHICH HE AT FIRST TOOK TO BE A HUGE FISH WITH A PAIR OF GREEN FINS SPRINGING FROM ITS BACK BUT AFTER WATCHING IT MORE CLOSELY FOR A FEW MOMENTS HE BECAME CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A HUMAN BEING TRICKED OUT IN SOME MASQUERADE ATTIRE WHILE THE SLIGHT STRUGGLES WHICH IT MADE PROVED THAT LIFE WAS NOT ENTIRELY EXTINCT
phonemes: ðə kˈɜːɹənt ʌv hɪz θˈɔːts wʌz hˈɪɹ ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd baɪ ðə sˈʌdən ɐpˈɪɹəns əvə dˈɑːɹk ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɔnðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ, wˌɪtʃ hiː æt fˈɜːst tˈʊk təbi ɐ hjˈuːdʒ fˈɪʃ, wɪð ɐ pˈɛɹ ʌv ɡɹˈiːn fˈɪnz spɹˈɪŋɪŋ fɹʌm ɪts bˈæk; bˌʌt ˈæftɚ wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ɪt mˈɔːɹ klˈoʊsli fɚɹə fjˈuː mˈoʊmənts, hiː bɪkˌeɪm kənvˈɪnst ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzɐ hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋ, tɹˈɪkt ˈaʊt ɪn sˌʌm mˈæskɚɹˌeɪd ɐtˈaɪɚ, wˌaɪl ðə slˈaɪt stɹˈʌɡəlz wˌɪtʃ ɪt mˌeɪd pɹˈuːvd ðæt lˈaɪf wʌz nˌɑːt ɛntˈaɪɚli ɛkstˈɪŋkt.