text_original: After half an hour's rest, the settlers resumed their journey, and not a spot among the rocks was left unexamined. Pencroft and Neb even rushed into the surf whenever any object attracted their attention. But they found nothing, some curious formations of the rocks having deceived them. 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: AFTER HALF AN HOUR'S REST THE SETTLERS RETURNED THEIR JOURNEY AND NOT A SPOT ALONG THE ROCKS WAS LEFT EXAMINED PENCROFT AND NEBRAEVER ANY OBJECT ATTRACTED THEIR ATTENTION BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING SOME CURIOUS FORMATIONS OF ROCK HAVING DECEIVED THEM 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: ˈæftɚ hˈæf ɐn ˈaʊɚz ɹˈɛst, ðə sˈɛtlɚz ɹᵻzˈuːmd ðɛɹ dʒˈɜːni, ænd nˌɑːɾə spˈɑːt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈɑːks wʌz lˈɛft ˌʌnɛɡzˈæmɪnd. pˈɛŋkɹɔft ænd nˈɛb ˈiːvən ɹˈʌʃt ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɜːf wɛnˌɛvɚɹ ˌɛni ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ðɛɹ ɐtˈɛnʃən. bˌʌt ðeɪ fˈaʊnd nˈʌθɪŋ, sˌʌm kjˈʊɹɹiəs fɔːɹmˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə ɹˈɑːks hˌævɪŋ dᵻsˈiːvd ðˌɛm. 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.