text_original: With a small vessel, imperfectly found, without even the means of re] liring a broken cable, the com  mander would have boon porfectly justified either in steering the shortest course across the Pacific or in returning home through the Straits.
text_transcription: WITH A SMALL VESSEL IMPERFECTLY FOUND WITHOUT EVEN THE MEANS OF REPAIRING A BROKEN CABLE THE COMMANDER WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED EITHER IN STEERING THE SHORTEST COURSE ACROSS THE PACIFIC OR IN RETURNING HOME THROUGH THE STRAITS
phonemes: wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl vˈɛsəl, ɪmpˈɜːfɛktli fˈaʊnd, wɪðˌaʊt ˈiːvən ðə mˈiːnz ʌv ɹˌiː] lˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɐ bɹˈoʊkən kˈeɪbəl, ðə kˈɑːm mˈændɚ wʊdhɐv bˈuːn pˈɔːɹfɛktli dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd ˈiːðɚɹ ɪn stˈɪɹɪŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹɾɪst kˈɔːɹs əkɹˌɑːs ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ɔːɹ ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ hˈoʊm θɹuː ðə stɹˈeɪts.