text_original: Pencroft was right. It was indeed the canoe, of which the rope had undoubtedly broken, and which had come alone from the sources of the Mercy. It was very important to seize it before the rapid current should have swept it away out of the mouth of the river, but Neb and Pencroft cleverly managed this by means of a long pole. The canoe touched the shore. The engineer leapt in first, and found, on examining the rope, that it had been really worn through by rubbing against the rocks. "Well," said the reporter to him, in a low voice, "this is a strange thing."
text_transcription: PENCROFT WAS RIGHT IT WAS INDEED THE CANOE FOR WHICH THE ROPE HAD UNDOUBTEDLY BROKEN AND WHICH HAD COME ALONE FROM THE SOURCES OF THE MERCY IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEIZE IT BEFORE THE RAPID CURRENT COULD HAVE SWEPT IT OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER BUT NABBIT PENCROFT HOWEVER HE MANAGE THIS BY MEANS OF A LONG PULL THE CANOE TOUCHED THE SHORE THE ENGINEER LEAPED IN FIRST AND FOUND ON EXAMINING THE ROPE THAT IT HAD BEEN REALLY WORN THROUGH BY RUBBING AGAINST THE ROCKS WELL SAID THE REPORTER TO HIM IN A LOW VOICE THIS IS A STRANGE THING
phonemes: pˈɛŋkɹɔft wʌz ɹˈaɪt. ɪt wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd ðə kənˈuː, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə ɹˈoʊp hæd ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli bɹˈoʊkən, ænd wˌɪtʃ hæd kˈʌm ɐlˈoʊn fɹʌmðə sˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə mˈɜːsi. ɪt wʌz vˈɛɹi ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt tə sˈiːz ɪt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə ɹˈæpɪd kˈɜːɹənt ʃˌʊdəv swˈɛpt ɪɾ ɐwˈeɪ ˌaʊɾəv ðə mˈaʊθ ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ, bˌʌt nˈɛb ænd pˈɛŋkɹɔft klˈɛvɚli mˈænɪdʒd ðɪs baɪ mˈiːnz əvə lˈɔŋ pˈoʊl. ðə kənˈuː tˈʌtʃt ðə ʃˈɔːɹ. ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ lˈɛpt ɪn fˈɜːst, ænd fˈaʊnd, ˌɔn ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə ɹˈoʊp, ðˌɐɾɪt hɐdbɪn ɹˈiəli wˈɔːɹn θɹuː baɪ ɹˈʌbɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈɑːks. "wˈɛl," sˈɛd ðə ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾɚ tə hˌɪm, ɪn ɐ lˈoʊ vˈɔɪs, "ðɪs ɪz ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ θˈɪŋ."