text_original: He had few private friends ; if there had been many, legends would have survived from some ; there would have been old men proud to tell how Captain Cook — the great captain — was an old friend ; how he would come and talk during the brief visits home ; what things he brought them from abroad, — a conch from Tahiti, a piece of coral from New Caledonia^ a tomahawk from New Zealand.
text_transcription: HE HAD FEW PRIVATE FRIENDS IF THERE HAD BEEN MANY LEGENDS WOULD HAVE SURVIVED FROM SOME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN OLD MEN PROUD TO TELL HOW CAPTAIN COOK THE GREAT CAPTAIN WAS AN OLD FRIEND HOW HE WOULD COME AND TALK DURING THE BRIEF VISITS HOME WHAT THINGS HE BROUGHT THEM FROM ABROAD A CONCH FROM TAHITI A PIECE OF CORAL FROM NEW CALEDONIA A TOMAHAWK FROM NEW ZEALAND
phonemes: hiː hæd fjˈuː pɹˈaɪvət fɹˈɛndz ; ɪf ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn mˈɛni, lˈɛdʒəndz wʊdhɐv sɚvˈaɪvd fɹʌm sˌʌm ; ðɛɹ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˈoʊld mˈɛn pɹˈaʊd tə tˈɛl hˌaʊ kˈæptɪn kˈʊk — ðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈæptɪn — wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld fɹˈɛnd ; hˌaʊ hiː wʊd kˈʌm ænd tˈɔːk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈiːf vˈɪzɪts hˈoʊm ; wˌʌt θˈɪŋz hiː bɹˈɔːt ðˌɛm fɹʌm ɐbɹˈɔːd, — ɐ kˈɑːntʃ fɹʌm tæhˈiːɾi, ɐ pˈiːs ʌv kˈɔːɹəl fɹʌm nˈuː kˌælɪdˈoʊniə ɐ tˈɑːmɐhˌɔːk fɹʌm nˈuː zˈiːlənd.