text_original: They ascertained, however, that eatable shell fish abounded there, but these could not be of any great advantage to them until some easy means of communication had been established between the two banks of the Mercy, and until the means of transport had been perfected.
text_transcription: THEY ASCERTAINED HOWEVER THAT EATABLE SHELLFISH ABOUNDED HERE BUT THESE COULD NOT BE OF ANY GREAT ADVANTAGE TO THEM UNTIL SOME EASY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE TWO BANKS OF THE MERCY AND UNTIL THE MEANS OF TRANSPORT HAD BEEN PERFECTED
phonemes: ðeɪ ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðæt ˈiːɾəbəl ʃˈɛl fˈɪʃ ɐbˈaʊndᵻd ðˈɛɹ, bˌʌt ðiːz kʊd nˌɑːt biː ʌv ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ tə ðˌɛm ʌntˈɪl sˌʌm ˈiːzi mˈiːnz ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː bˈæŋks ʌvðə mˈɜːsi, ænd ʌntˈɪl ðə mˈiːnz ʌv tɹˈænspɔːɹt hɐdbɪn pɚfˈɛktᵻd.