text_original: Bill Drake's father had a flat bottomed boat that we got into and rowed along shore. We rigged up a sail; but there was something the matter with it, and it kept flopping about, and wasn't much good, but anyhow it looked nice.
text_transcription: BILL DRAKE'S FATHER HAD A FLAT BOTTOMED BOAT THAT WE GOT INTO AND ROWED ALONG SHORE WE RIGGED UP A SAIL BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH IT AND IT KEPT FLOPPING ABOUT AND WASN'T MUCH GOOD BUT ANYHOW IT LOOKED NICE
phonemes: bˈɪl dɹˈeɪkz fˈɑːðɚ hæd ɐ flˈæt bˈɑːɾəmd bˈoʊt ðæt wiː ɡɑːt ˌɪntʊ ænd ɹˈoʊd ɐlˈɔŋ ʃˈɔːɹ. wiː ɹˈɪɡd ˌʌp ɐ sˈeɪl; bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ ðə mˈæɾɚ wɪð ɪt, ænd ɪt kˈɛpt flˈɑːpɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt, ænd wˈʌzn̩t mˈʌtʃ ɡˈʊd, bˌʌt ˈɛnɪhˌaʊ ɪt lˈʊkt nˈaɪs.