text_original: "At what distance from the sea did you leave this turtle?" asked the engineer, who, having suspended his work, was reflecting on this incident. "Fifteen feet at the most," replied Herbert. "And the tide was low at the time?" "Yes, captain." "Well," replied the engineer, "what the turtle could not do on the sand it might have been able to do in the water.
text_transcription: AT WHAT DISTANCE FROM THE SEA DID YOU LEAVE THIS TURTLE ASKED THE ENGINEER WHO HAVING SUSPENDED HIS WORK WAS REFLECTING ON THIS INCIDENT FIFTEEN FEET AT THE MOST AND THE TIDE WAS LOW AT THE TIME YES CAPTAIN WELL REPLIED THE ENGINEER WHAT THE TURTLE COULD NOT DO ON THE SAND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE WATER
phonemes: "æt wʌt dˈɪstəns fɹʌmðə sˈiː dˈɪd juː lˈiːv ðɪs tˈɜːɾəl?" ˈæskt ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, hˈuː, hˌævɪŋ səspˈɛndᵻd hɪz wˈɜːk, wʌz ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ ˌɔn ðɪs ˈɪnsɪdənt. "fˈɪftiːn fˈiːt æt ðə mˈoʊst," ɹᵻplˈaɪd hˈɜːbɚt. "ænd ðə tˈaɪd wʌz lˈoʊ æt ðə tˈaɪm?" "jˈɛs, kˈæptɪn." "wˈɛl," ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, "wˌʌt ðə tˈɜːɾəl kʊd nˌɑːt dˈuː ɔnðə sˈænd ɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl tə dˈuː ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ.