text_original: There the river was eighty feet in breadth, which was awkward to cross, but as Pencroft had taken upon himself to conquer this difficulty, he was compelled to do it. The settlers certainly had reason to be pretty tired. The journey had been long, and the task of getting down the balloon had not rested either their arms or legs.
text_transcription: THERE THE RIVER WAS EIGHTY FEET IN BREADTH WHICH WAS AWKWARD TO CROSS BUT AS PENCROFT HAD ALREADY TAKEN UPON HIMSELF TO CONQUER THIS DIFFICULTY HE WAS COMPELLED TO DO IT THE SETTLERS CERTAINLY HAD REASON TO BE PRETTY TIRED THE JOURNEY HAD BEEN LONG AND THE TASK OF GETTING DOWN THE BALLOON HAD NOT RESTED EITHER THEIR ARMS OR LEGS
phonemes: ðɛɹ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wʌz ˈeɪɾi fˈiːt ɪn bɹˈɛdθ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːkwɚd tə kɹˈɔs, bˌʌt æz pˈɛŋkɹɔft hæd tˈeɪkən əpˌɑːn hɪmsˈɛlf tə kˈɑːŋkɚ ðɪs dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə dˈuː ɪt. ðə sˈɛtlɚz sˈɜːʔn̩li hæd ɹˈiːzən təbi pɹˈɪɾi tˈaɪɚd. ðə dʒˈɜːni hɐdbɪn lˈɔŋ, ænd ðə tˈæsk ʌv ɡˌɛɾɪŋ dˌaʊn ðə bəlˈuːn hæd nˌɑːt ɹˈɛstᵻd ˈiːðɚ ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmz ɔːɹ lˈɛɡz.