text_original: The pay of an able seaman in a ship of war was, in those times, very poor; the life was one of hardship, and there was little to tempt a young man of ordinary ways and temperament to enter the naval service of his sovereign.
text_transcription: THE PAY OF AN ABLE SEAMAN IN A SHIP OF WAR WAS IN THOSE TIMES VERY POOR THE LIFE WAS ONE OF HARDSHIP AND THERE WAS LITTLE TO TEMPT A YOUNG MAN OF ORDINARY WAYS AND TEMPERAMENT TO ENTER THE NAVAL SERVICE OF HIS SOVEREIGN
phonemes: ðə pˈeɪ əvən ˈeɪbəl sˈiːmən ɪn ɐ ʃˈɪp ʌv wˈɔːɹ wʌz, ɪn ðoʊz tˈaɪmz, vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹ; ðə lˈaɪf wʌz wˈʌn ʌv hˈɑːɹdʃɪp, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl tə tˈɛmpt ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn ʌv ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi wˈeɪz ænd tˈɛmpɹəmənt tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə nˈeɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs ʌv hɪz sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn.