text_original: "Rodney can do it, father," the youth replied, with much surprise. "No, no, he cannot. The last time in I gave up the command to him when we were about a mile outside Hood's Island; and, if you will believe me, we came within an ace of losing the old Staghound; and, most likely, losing a few of ourselves as well.
text_transcription: RODNEY CAN DO IT FATHER THE YOUTH REPLIED WITH MUCH SURPRISE NO NO HE CANNOT THE LAST TIME IN I GAVE UP THE COMMAND TO HIM WHEN WE WERE ABOUT A MILE OUTSIDE HOOD'S ISLAND AND IF YOU'LL BELIEVE ME WE CAME WITHIN AN ACE OF LOSING THE OLD STAGHOUND AND MOST LIKELY LOSING A FEW OF OURSELVES AS WELL
phonemes: "ɹˈɑːdni kæn dˈuː ɪt, fˈɑːðɚ," ðə jˈuːθ ɹᵻplˈaɪd, wɪð mˈʌtʃ sɚpɹˈaɪz. "nˈoʊ, nˈoʊ, hiː kænˈɑːt. ðə lˈæst tˈaɪm ɪn aɪ ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp ðə kəmˈænd tə hˌɪm wɛn wiː wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ mˈaɪl aʊtsˈaɪd hˈʊdz ˈaɪlənd; ænd, ɪf juː wɪl bᵻlˈiːv mˌiː, wiː kˈeɪm wɪðˌɪn ɐn ˈeɪs ʌv lˈuːzɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊld stˈæɡhaʊnd; ænd, mˈoʊst lˈaɪkli, lˈuːzɪŋ ɐ fjˈuː ʌv aʊɚsˈɛlvz æz wˈɛl.