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L56-3: Our neighbour, the river

ɛl56-3: ˈaʊə ˈneɪbə, ðə ˈrɪvə

From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point. The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down. Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted. Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah's ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage. We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged. The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank. We still think it a miracle that they were able to do so.

frɒm ən ˈætɪk ˈwɪndəʊ wiː kʊd gɛt ə ˈswiːpɪŋ vjuː ɒv ðə ˈrɪvə weə ðeə lænd ʤɔɪnd ˈaʊəz, ænd æt ðə məʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈʤʌŋkʧə wiː tʊk tɜːnz ɪn ˈwɒʧɪŋ ðæt pɔɪnt. ðə fɜːst saɪn ɒv dɪˈzɑːstə wɒz ə dɛd ʃiːp ˈfləʊtɪŋ daʊn. nɛkst keɪm ə hɔːs, ˈswɪmɪŋ ˈbreɪvli, bʌt wiː wɜːr əˈfreɪd ðæt ðə strɛŋθ ɒv ðə ˈkʌrənt wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ɪts ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛnɪweə bɪˈfɔːr ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ɪgˈzɔːstɪd. ˈsʌdnli ə rɑːft əˈpɪəd, ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈrɑːðə laɪk ˈnəʊəz ɑːk, ˈkæriɪŋ ðə həʊl ˈfæmɪli, ə fjuː hɛnz, ðə dɒgz, ə kæt, ænd ə bɜːd ɪn ə keɪʤ. wiː ˈrɪəlaɪzd ðæt ðeɪ mʌst hæv bɪˈkʌm ʌnˈdjuːli ˈfraɪtnd baɪ ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ flʌd, fɔː ðeə haʊs, wɪʧ hæd saʊnd faʊnˈdeɪʃənz, wʊd hæv stʊd ˈstaʊtli ˈiːvən ɪf ɪt hæd biːn ˈɔːlməʊst səbˈmɜːʤd. ðə mɛn ɒv ˈaʊə ˈfæmɪli ˈweɪdɪd daʊn θruː ˈaʊə ˈflʌdɪd ˈmɛdəʊz wɪð ˈbəʊthʊks, ɪn ðə həʊp ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈeɪbl tuː ˈgræpl ə ˈkɔːnər ɒv ðə rɑːft ænd pʊl ɪt aʊt ɒv ðə ˈkʌrənt təˈwɔːdz ˈaʊə bæŋk. wiː stɪl θɪŋk ɪt ə ˈmɪrəkl ðæt ðeɪ wɜːr ˈeɪbl tuː duː səʊ.

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