text_original: The career to which the young Clive was thus devoted did not, on the face of it, appear to be especially brilliant. The voyage in itself,_to begin with, was a terrible busi  ness; a six months' voyage was then regarded as an as  tonishingly quick passage, and in Olive's case the voyage was longer even than usual.
text_transcription: THE CAREER TO WHICH THE YOUNG CLIVE WAS THUS DEVOTED DID NOT ON THE FACE OF IT APPEAR TO BE ESPECIALLY BRILLIANT THE VOYAGE IN ITSELF TO BEGIN WITH WAS A TERRIBLE BUSINESS A SIX MONTHS VOYAGE WAS THEN REGARDED AS AN ASTONISHINGLY QUICK PASSAGE AND IN CLIVE'S CASE THE VOYAGE WAS LONGER EVEN THAN USUAL
phonemes: ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðə jˈʌŋ klˈaɪv wʌz ðˈʌs dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd dɪdnˈɑːt, ɔnðə fˈeɪs ʌv ɪt, ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ɪspˈɛʃəli bɹˈɪliənt. ðə vˈɔɪɪdʒ ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf,tə bɪɡˈɪn wɪð, wʌzɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl bjˈuːsi nˈɛs; ɐ sˈɪks mˈʌnθs vˈɔɪɪdʒ wʌz ðˈɛn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐn æz tˈɑːnɪʃɪŋli kwˈɪk pˈæsɪdʒ, ænd ɪn ˈɑːlɪvz kˈeɪs ðə vˈɔɪɪdʒ wʌz lˈɔŋɡɚɹ ˈiːvən ðɐn jˈuːʒuːəl.