text_original: My father then left the room, and I retired with Ellen to make preparations for joining my ship at Plymouth. A letter announcing my appointment had come down, and I had written to request my commission to be forwarded to the clerk of the cheque at Plymouth, that I might save a useless journey to London.
text_transcription: MY FATHER THEN LEFT THE ROOM AND I RETIRED WITH ELLEN TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR JOINING MY SHIP AT PLYMOUTH A LETTER ANNOUNCING MY APPOINTMENT HAD COME DOWN AND I HAD WRITTEN TO REQUEST MY COMMISSION TO BE FORWARDED TO THE CLERK OF THE CHEQUE AT PLYMOUTH THAT I MIGHT SAVE A USELESS JOURNEY TO LONDON
phonemes: maɪ fˈɑːðɚ ðˈɛn lˈɛft ðə ɹˈuːm, ænd aɪ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd wɪð ˈɛlən tə mˌeɪk pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ maɪ ʃˈɪp æt plˈɪməθ. ɐ lˈɛɾɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ maɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt hæd kˈʌm dˈaʊn, ænd aɪ hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ tə ɹᵻkwˈɛst maɪ kəmˈɪʃən təbi fˈɔːɹwɚdᵻd tə ðə klˈɜːk ʌvðə tʃˈɛk æt plˈɪməθ, ðæt aɪ mˌaɪt sˈeɪv ɐ jˈuːsləs dʒˈɜːni tə lˈʌndən.