text_original: If people had only suspected or guessed a thousandth part of what was to come out of this voyage, what reward would have been thought too great? Cook got no title, and, I am quite certain, expected none. Efe humbly hoped to be made a post captain, and he had to be contented with a single step.
text_transcription: IF PEOPLE HAD ONLY SUSPECTED OR GUESSED A THOUSANDTH PART OF WHAT WAS TO COME OUT OF THIS VOYAGE WHAT REWARD WOULD HAVE BEEN THOUGHT TOO GREAT COOK GOT NO TITLE AND I AM QUITE CERTAIN EXPECTED NONE HE HUMBLY HOPED TO BE MADE A POST CAPTAIN AND HE HAD BEEN CONTENTED WITH A SINGLE STEP
phonemes: ɪf pˈiːpəl hæd ˈoʊnli səspˈɛktᵻd ɔːɹ ɡˈɛst ɐ θˈaʊzəndθ pˈɑːɹt ʌv wʌt wʌz tə kˈʌm ˌaʊɾəv ðɪs vˈɔɪɪdʒ, wˌʌt ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd wʊdhɐv bˌɪn θˈɔːt tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt? kˈʊk ɡɑːt nˈoʊ tˈaɪɾəl, ænd, aɪɐm kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩, ɛkspˈɛktᵻd nˈʌn. ˈɛf hˈʌmbli hˈoʊpt təbi mˌeɪd ɐ pˈoʊst kˈæptɪn, ænd hiː hædtə biː kəntˈɛntᵻd wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl stˈɛp.