text_original: There was no doubt about the rope having been worn through, but the astonishing part of the affair was, that the boat should have arrived just at the moment when the settlers were there to seize it on its way, for a quarter of an hour earlier or later it would have been lost in the sea.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO DOUBT ABOUT THE ROPE HAVING BEEN WORN THROUGH BUT THE ASTONISHING PART OF THE AFFAIR WAS THAT THE BOAT SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED AT JUST THE MOMENT WHEN THE SETTLERS WERE ABOUT TO SEIZE IT ON ITS WAY FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR LATER OR EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE SEA
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹˈoʊp hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn wˈɔːɹn θɹˈuː, bˌʌt ðɪ ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐfˈɛɹ wʌz, ðætðə bˈoʊt ʃˌʊdəv ɚɹˈaɪvd dʒˈʌst æt ðə mˈoʊmənt wɛn ðə sˈɛtlɚz wɜː ðɛɹ tə sˈiːz ɪɾ ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ, fɚɹə kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ əvən ˈaʊɚɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn lˈɔst ɪnðə sˈiː.