text_original: "Well, then, it is this: however minutely we explore the island, we shall find nothing." The next day Pencroft set to work. He did not mean to build a boat with boards and planking, but simply a flat bottomed canoe, which would be well suited for navigating the Mercy  above all, for approaching its source, where the water would naturally be shallow.
text_transcription: WELL THEN IT IS THIS HOWEVER MINUTELY WE EXPLORE THE ISLAND WE SHALL FIND NOTHING THE NEXT DAY PENCROFT SET TO WORK HE DID NOT MEAN TO BUILD A BOAT WITH BOARDS AND PLANKING BUT SIMPLY A FLAT BOTTOMED CANOE WHICH WOULD BE WELL SUITED FOR NAVIGATING THE MERCY ABOVE ALL FOR APPROACHING ITS SOURCE WHERE THE WATER WOULD NATURALLY BE SHALLOW
phonemes: "wˈɛl, ðˈɛn, ɪɾ ɪz ðˈɪs: haʊˈɛvɚ maɪnjˈuːtli wiː ɛksplˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪlənd, wiːʃˌɐl fˈaɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ." ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ pˈɛŋkɹɔft sˈɛt tə wˈɜːk. hiː dɪdnˌɑːt mˈiːn tə bˈɪld ɐ bˈoʊt wɪð bˈɔːɹdz ænd plˈæŋkɪŋ, bˌʌt sˈɪmpli ɐ flˈæt bˈɑːɾəmd kənˈuː, wˌɪtʃ wʊd biː wˈɛl sˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə mˈɜːsi əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, fɔːɹ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ ɪts sˈɔːɹs, wˌɛɹ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ wʊd nˈætʃɚɹəli biː ʃˈæloʊ.