text_original: The fleet neared the shore, where the frightened families had piled their baggage ready to embark ; but the hot ashes fell upon the decks, thicker and hotter every moment, and, stranger still, the waters seemed to retire from the beach and to grow too shallow to allow them to reach the poor fugitives, who strained their eyes only to see the ships move off, and with them seemingly all hope of succour.
text_transcription: THE FLEET NEARED THE SHORE WHERE THE FRIGHTENED FAMILIES HAD PILED THEIR BAGGAGE READY TO EMBARK BUT THE HOT ASHES FELL UPON THE DECKS THICKER AND HOTTER EVERY MOMENT AND STRANGER STILL THE WATERS SEEMED TO RETIRE FROM THE BEACH AND TO GROW TOO SHALLOW TO ALLOW THEM TO REACH THE POOR FUGITIVES WHO STRAINED THEIR EYES ONLY TO SEE THE SHIPS MOVE OFF AND WITH THEM SEEMINGLY ALL HOPE OF SUCCOR
phonemes: ðə flˈiːt nˌɪɹd ðə ʃˈɔːɹ, wˌɛɹ ðə fɹˈaɪʔn̩d fˈæmɪliz hæd pˈaɪld ðɛɹ bˈæɡɪdʒ ɹˈɛdi tʊ ɛmbˈɑːɹk ; bˌʌt ðə hˈɑːt ˈæʃᵻz fˈɛl əpˌɑːn ðə dˈɛks, θˈɪkɚɹ ænd hˈɑːɾɚɹ ˈɛvɹi mˈoʊmənt, ænd, stɹˈeɪndʒɚ stˈɪl, ðə wˈɔːɾɚz sˈiːmd tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ fɹʌmðə bˈiːtʃ ænd tə ɡɹˈoʊ tˈuː ʃˈæloʊ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðˌɛm tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə pˈʊɹ fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪvz, hˌuː stɹˈeɪnd ðɛɹ ˈaɪz ˈoʊnli tə sˈiː ðə ʃˈɪps mˈuːv ˈɔf, ænd wɪð ðˌɛm sˈiːmɪŋli ˈɔːl hˈoʊp ʌv sˈʌkɚ.