text_original: This prayer was repeated so often, people not unfre  quently rushing up to their friends and shrieking the sacred sentence into their ears, that at last it became a signal for merriment rather than an indication of piety. On the 26th we reached Jeddah, where the utter steril  ity of Arabia, with its dunes and rocky hills, becomes apparent.
text_transcription: THIS PRAYER WAS REPEATED SO OFTEN PEOPLE NOT UNFREQUENTLY RUSHING UP TO THEIR FRIENDS AND SHRIEKING THE SACRED SENTENCE INTO THEIR EARS THAT AT LAST IT BECAME A SIGNAL FOR MERRIMENT RATHER THAN AN INDICATION OF PIETY ON THE TWENTY SIXTH WE REACHED JETTA WHERE THE UTTER STERILITY OF ARABIA WITH ITS DUNES AND ROCKY HILLS BECOMES APPARENT
phonemes: ðɪs pɹˈɛɹ wʌz ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd sˌoʊ ˈɔfən, pˈiːpəl nˌɑːt ʌnfɹˈiː kwˈɛntli ɹˈʌʃɪŋ ˌʌp tə ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz ænd ʃɹˈiːkɪŋ ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd sˈɛntəns ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ ˈɪɹz, ðæt æt lˈæst ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sˈɪɡnəl fɔːɹ mˈɛɹɪmənt ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænən ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv pˈaɪəɾi. ɔnðə twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ wiː ɹˈiːtʃt dʒˈɛdə, wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈʌɾɚ stˈɛɹəl ˈaɪɾi ʌv ɚɹˈeɪbiə, wɪð ɪts dˈuːnz ænd ɹˈɑːki hˈɪlz, bɪkˌʌmz ɐpˈæɹənt.