text_original: The distance between Flotsam Point and Granite House was another four miles, and it was midnight when, after having followed the shore to the mouth of the Mercy, the settlers arrived at the first angle formed by the Mercy. There the river was eighty feet in breadth, which was awkward to cross, but as Pencroft had taken upon himself to conquer this difficulty, he was compelled to do it. The settlers certainly had reason to be pretty tired.
text_transcription: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FLOATSAM POINT AND THE GRANITE HOUSE WAS ANOTHER FOUR MILES AND IT WAS MIDNIGHT WHEN HAVING FOLLOWED THE SHORE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERCY THE SETTLERS ARRIVED AT THE FIRST ANGLE FORMED BY THE MERCY THERE THE RIVER WAS EIGHTY FEET IN BREADTH WHICH WAS AWKWARD TO CROSS BUT AS PENCROFT HAD ALREADY TAKEN UPON HIMSELF TO CONQUER THIS DIFFICULTY HE WAS COMPELLED TO DO IT THE SETTLERS CERTAINLY HAD REASON TO BE PRETTY TIRED
phonemes: ðə dˈɪstəns bᵻtwˌiːn flˈɑːtsəm pˈɔɪnt ænd ɡɹˈænɪt hˈaʊs wʌz ɐnˈʌðɚ fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz, ænd ɪt wʌz mˈɪdnaɪt wˈɛn, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ fˈɑːloʊd ðə ʃˈɔːɹ tə ðə mˈaʊθ ʌvðə mˈɜːsi, ðə sˈɛtlɚz ɚɹˈaɪvd æt ðə fˈɜːst ˈæŋɡəl fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə mˈɜːsi. ðɛɹ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wʌz ˈeɪɾi fˈiːt ɪn bɹˈɛdθ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ˈɔːkwɚd tə kɹˈɔs, bˌʌt æz pˈɛŋkɹɔft hæd tˈeɪkən əpˌɑːn hɪmsˈɛlf tə kˈɑːŋkɚ ðɪs dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə dˈuː ɪt. ðə sˈɛtlɚz sˈɜːʔn̩li hæd ɹˈiːzən təbi pɹˈɪɾi tˈaɪɚd.