text_original: " The author was then young, his inven  tion at the height, and his reading fresh in his head." The author, in his preface, tells us that ^' seamen have a custom, when they meet a whale, to fling him out an empty tub by way of amusement, to divert him from laying violent hands upon the ship."
text_transcription: THE AUTHOR WAS THEN YOUNG HIS INVENTION AT THE HEIGHT AND HIS READING FRESH IN HIS HEAD THE AUTHOR IN HIS PREFACE TELLS US THAT SEAMEN HAVE A CUSTOM WHEN THEY MEET A WHALE TO FLING HIM OUT AN EMPTY TUB BY WAY OF AMUSEMENT TO DIVERT HIM FROM LAYING VIOLENT HANDS UPON THE SHIP
phonemes: " ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ wʌz ðˈɛn jˈʌŋ, hɪz ɪnvˈɛn tɪˈɑːn æt ðə hˈaɪt, ænd hɪz ɹˈiːdɪŋ fɹˈɛʃ ɪn hɪz hˈɛd." ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ, ɪn hɪz pɹˈɛfəs, tˈɛlz ˌʌs ðæt sˈiːmɛn hæv ɐ kˈʌstəm, wˌɛn ðeɪ mˈiːt ɐ wˈeɪl, tə flˈɪŋ hˌɪm ˈaʊt ɐn ˈɛmpti tˈʌb baɪ wˈeɪ ʌv ɐmjˈuːzmənt, tə daɪvˈɜːt hˌɪm fɹʌm lˈeɪɪŋ vˈaɪələnt hˈændz əpˌɑːn ðə ʃˈɪp."