text_original: Nor were Cook's previous services the only reason why he should be selected from all the officers of the fleet for the important duty. Special knowledge, as well as special aptitude, must have been understood. 32 CAPTAIN COOK CHAP. These considerations prove that he already possessed special knowledge. How he acquired it, by whose assist  ance, who lent him books, how he found time or oppor  tunity, it is impossible to learn.
text_transcription: NOR WERE COOK'S PREVIOUS SERVICES THE ONLY REASON WHY HE SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM ALL THE OFFICERS OF THE FLEET FOR THE IMPORTANT DUTY SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS SPECIAL APTITUDE MUST HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD THESE CONSIDERATIONS PROVE THAT HE ALREADY POSSESSED SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE HOW HE ACQUIRED IT BY WHOSE ASSISTANCE WHO LENT HIM BOOKS HOW HE FOUND TIME OR OPPORTUNITY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ wɜː kˈʊks pɹˈiːviəs sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹˈiːzən wˌaɪ hiː ʃˌʊd biː sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɹʌm ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌvðə flˈiːt fɚðɪ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt dˈuːɾi. spˈɛʃəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ, æz wˈɛl æz spˈɛʃəl ˈæptɪtˌuːd, mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn ˌʌndɚstˈʊd. θˈɜːɾi tˈuː kˈæptɪn kˈʊk tʃˈæp. ðiːz kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz pɹˈuːv ðæt hiː ɔːlɹˌɛdi pəzˈɛst spˈɛʃəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ. hˌaʊ hiː ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɪt, baɪ hˌuːz ɐsˈɪst ˈæns, hˌuː lˈɛnt hˌɪm bˈʊks, hˌaʊ hiː fˈaʊnd tˈaɪm ɔːɹ ˈɑːpɚ tˈuːnᵻɾi, ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə lˈɜːn.