text_original: Pencroft intended to secure the pieces of bark by means of nails, to insure the canoe being water tight. It was first necessary to select the trees which would afford a strong and supple bark for the work. Now the last storm had brought down a number of large birch trees, the bark of which would be perfectly suited for their purpose.
text_transcription: PENCROFT INTENDED TO SECURE THE PIECES OF BARK BY MEANS OF NAILS TO INSURE THE CANOE BEING WATERED TIGHT IT WAS FIRST NECESSARY TO SELECT THE TREES WHICH WOULD AFFORD A STRONG AND SUPPLE BARK FOR THE WORK NOW THE LAST STORM HAD BROUGHT DOWN A NUMBER OF LARGE BIRCH TREES THE BARK OF WHICH WOULD BE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THEIR PURPOSE
phonemes: pˈɛŋkɹɔft ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðə pˈiːsᵻz ʌv bˈɑːɹk baɪ mˈiːnz ʌv nˈeɪlz, tʊ ɪnʃˈʊɹ ðə kənˈuː bˌiːɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ tˈaɪt. ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə sᵻlˈɛkt ðə tɹˈiːz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɐfˈɔːɹd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ænd sˈʌpəl bˈɑːɹk fɚðə wˈɜːk. nˈaʊ ðə lˈæst stˈɔːɹm hæd bɹˈɔːt dˌaʊn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒ bˈɜːtʃ tɹˈiːz, ðə bˈɑːɹk ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʊd biː pˈɜːfɛktli sˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ pˈɜːpəs.