text_original: The Book of Things Forgotten narrates that the ship in 22 CAPTAIN COOK CHAP. which Cook offorecl his services was ready for sea; that he was taken on board as ship's boy, and proved him  self, during the voyage to London port and home, a lad of quick parts and great activity, insomuch that the rope's end was seldom required to start him, and the mate, though a choleric person, found it unnecessary to cuff the boy unless he was actually within reach.
text_transcription: THE BOOK OF THINGS FORGOTTEN NARRATES THAT THE SHIP IN WHICH COOK OFFERED HIS SERVICES WAS READY FOR SEA THAT HE WAS TAKEN ON BOARD THIS SHIP'S BOY AND PROVED HIMSELF DURING THE VOYAGE TO LONDON PORT AND HOME A LAD OF QUICK PARTS AND GREAT ACTIVITY INSOMUCH THAT THE ROPE'S END WAS SELDOM REQUIRED TO START HIM AND THE MATE THOUGH A CHOLERIC PERSON FOUND IT UNNECESSARY TO CUFF THE BOY UNLESS HE WAS ACTUALLY WITHIN REACH
phonemes: ðə bˈʊk ʌv θˈɪŋz fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ nɚɹˈeɪts ðætðə ʃˈɪp ɪn twˈɛnti tˈuː kˈæptɪn kˈʊk tʃˈæp. wˌɪtʃ kˈʊk ˈɔfɔːɹkəl hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz wʌz ɹˈɛdi fɔːɹ sˈiː; ðæt hiː wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd æz ʃˈɪps bˈɔɪ, ænd pɹˈuːvd hˌɪm sˈɛlf, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vˈɔɪɪdʒ tə lˈʌndən pˈɔːɹt ænd hˈoʊm, ɐ lˈæd ʌv kwˈɪk pˈɑːɹts ænd ɡɹˈeɪt æktˈɪvᵻɾi, ˈɪnsəmˌʌtʃ ðætðə ɹˈoʊpz ˈɛnd wʌz sˈɛldəm ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə stˈɑːɹt hˌɪm, ænd ðə mˈeɪt, ðˌoʊ ɐ koʊlˈɛɹɪk pˈɜːsən, fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ʌnnˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə kˈʌf ðə bˈɔɪ ʌnlˈɛs hiː wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli wɪðˌɪn ɹˈiːtʃ.