text_original: They must wait there about a fortnight while the bridges are repaired and the waters subside. To live a fortnight without pas  time is an insupportable idea. To lament their dead friends and perished servants would be a waste of time.
text_transcription: THEY MUST WAIT THERE ABOUT A FORTNIGHT WHILE THE BRIDGES ARE REPAIRED AND THE WATERS SUBSIDE TO LIVE A FORTNIGHT WITHOUT PASTIME IS AN INSUPPORTABLE IDEA TO LAMENT THEIR DEAD FRIENDS AND PERISHED SERVANTS WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME
phonemes: ðeɪ mˈʌst wˈeɪt ðɛɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ fˈɔːɹtnaɪt wˌaɪl ðə bɹˈɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ ɹᵻpˈɛɹd ænd ðə wˈɔːɾɚz sʌbsˈaɪd. tə lˈɪv ɐ fˈɔːɹtnaɪt wɪðˌaʊt pˈæs tˈaɪm ɪz ɐn ɪnsəpˈɔːɹɾəbəl aɪdˈiə. tə lɐmˈɛnt ðɛɹ dˈɛd fɹˈɛndz ænd pˈɛɹɪʃt sˈɜːvənts wʊd biː ɐ wˈeɪst ʌv tˈaɪm.