text_original: A bay is thus formed, partly sheltered from the east, but exposed to the north. " The Staithe" is a wooden pier or sea wall, not that which was known to James Cook when ho became an apprentice here, but one of much more recent construction.
text_transcription: A BAY IS THUS FORMED PARTLY SHELTERED FROM THE EAST BUT EXPOSED TO THE NORTH THE STAVE IS A WOODEN PIER OR SEA WALL NOT THAT WHICH WAS KNOWN TO JAMES COOK WHEN HE BECAME AN APPRENTICE HERE BUT ONE OF MUCH MORE RECENT CONSTRUCTION
phonemes: ɐ bˈeɪ ɪz ðˈʌs fˈɔːɹmd, pˈɑːɹtli ʃˈɛltɚd fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːst, bˌʌt ɛkspˈoʊzd tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ. " ðə stˈeɪð" ɪz ɐ wˈʊdən pˈɪɹ ɔːɹ sˈiː wˈɔːl, nˌɑːt ðæt wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈoʊn tə dʒˈeɪmz kˈʊk wɛn hˈoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐpɹˈɛntɪs hˈɪɹ, bˌʌt wˈʌn ʌv mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt kənstɹˈʌkʃən.