text_original: But when I got down to the beach I found that there was no pier, and the sailor, pointing to what was merely a speck on the horizon, said, "There's the Stormy Petreir When he said that, and I saw that the yacht was heaven knows Digitized by VjOOQIC ROBBERY ON THE "STORMY PETREL" 253 how far from land, if I had not felt that the fellow was covertly grinning at me, and that I should never have heard the last of it from Ruby, I should have come straight back to town, which would have been a wiser thing than what I actually did do.
text_transcription: BUT WHEN I GOT DOWN TO THE BEACH I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO PIER AND THE SAILOR POINTING TO WHAT WAS MERELY A SPECK ON THE HORIZON SAID THERE'S THE STORMY PATREL WHEN HE SAID THAT AND I SAW THAT THE YACHT WAS HEAVEN KNOWS HOW FAR FROM LAND IF I HAD NOT FELT THAT THE FELLOW WAS COWARDLY GRINNING AT ME AND THAT I SHOULD NEVER HAVE HEARD THE LAST OF IT FROM RUBY I SHOULD HAVE COME STRAIGHT BACK TO TOWN WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A WISER THING THAN WHAT I ACTUALLY DID DO
phonemes: bˌʌt wɛn aɪ ɡɑːt dˌaʊn tə ðə bˈiːtʃ aɪ fˈaʊnd ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈɪɹ, ænd ðə sˈeɪlɚ, pˈɔɪntɪŋ tə wʌt wʌz mˈɪɹli ɐ spˈɛk ɔnðə hɚɹˈaɪzən, sˈɛd, "ðɛɹz ðə stˈɔːɹmi pˈɛtɹɛɹ wɛn hiː sˈɛd ðˈæt, ænd aɪ sˈɔː ðætðə jˈɑːt wʌz hˈɛvən nˈoʊz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ɹˈɑːbɚɹi ɔnðə "stˈɔːɹmi pˈɛtɹəl" tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm lˈænd, ɪf aɪ hæd nˌɑːt fˈɛlt ðætðə fˈɛloʊ wʌz koʊvˈɜːtli ɡɹˈɪnɪŋ æt mˌiː, ænd ðæt aɪ ʃˌʊd nˈɛvɚ hæv hˈɜːd ðə lˈæst ʌv ɪt fɹʌm ɹˈuːbi, aɪ ʃˌʊdəv kˈʌm stɹˈeɪt bˈæk tə tˈaʊn, wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ wˈaɪzɚ θˈɪŋ ðɐn wʌt aɪ ˈæktʃuːəli dˈɪd dˈuː.