text_original: But through the winter months the highland forests had been felled far up the river ; shipbuilders had been busy with their work, and boats were brought in pieces to the water's edge, where they were joined to  gether and floated down the stream to the point chosen for the passage. Then the flotillas suddenly appeared in swarms before the eyes of the startled natives, and manned by overpowering numbers, pushed rapidly across the river, and dislodged the thin lines that stood to bar . , the way.
text_transcription: BUT THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS THE HIGHLAND FORESTS HAD BEEN FELLED FAR UP THE RIVER SHIP BUILDERS HAD BEEN BUSY WITH THEIR WORK AND BOATS WERE BROUGHT IN PIECES TO THE WATER'S EDGE WHERE THEY WERE JOINED TOGETHER AND FLOATED DOWN THE STREAM TO THE POINT CHOSEN FOR THE PASSAGE THEN THE FLOTILLAS SUDDENLY APPEARED IN SWARMS BEFORE THE EYES OF THE STARTLED NATIVES AND MANNED BY OVERPOWERING NUMBERS PUSHED RAPIDLY ACROSS THE RIVER AND DISLODGED THE THIN LINES THAT STOOD TO BAR THE WAY
phonemes: bˌʌt θɹuː ðə wˈɪntɚ mˈʌnθs ðə hˈaɪlənd fˈɔːɹɪsts hɐdbɪn fˈɛld fˈɑːɹ ˌʌp ðə ɹˈɪvɚ ; ʃˈɪpbɪldɚz hɐdbɪn bˈɪzi wɪð ðɛɹ wˈɜːk, ænd bˈoʊts wɜː bɹˈɔːt ɪn pˈiːsᵻz tə ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ˈɛdʒ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː dʒˈɔɪnd tə ɡˈɛðɚ ænd flˈoʊɾᵻd dˌaʊn ðə stɹˈiːm tə ðə pˈɔɪnt tʃˈoʊzən fɚðə pˈæsɪdʒ. ðˈɛn ðə flətˈɪləz sˈʌdənli ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn swˈɔːɹmz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌvðə stˈɑːɹɾəld nˈeɪɾɪvz, ænd mˈænd baɪ ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚɹɪŋ nˈʌmbɚz, pˈʊʃt ɹˈæpɪdli əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd dɪslˈɑːdʒd ðə θˈɪn lˈaɪnz ðæt stˈʊd tə bˈɑːɹ . , ðə wˈeɪ.