text_original: A wager had been laid, that no man in the army would dare to cross the Rapids from the American side; and with the personal daring for which he was remarkable, above all the men of that trying period, he undertook the feat.
text_transcription: A WAGER HAD BEEN LAID THAT NO MAN IN THE ARMY WOULD DARE TO CROSS THE RAPIDS FROM THE AMERICAN SIDE AND WITH THE PERSONAL DARING FOR WHICH HE WAS REMARKABLE ABOVE ALL THE MEN OF THAT TRYING PERIOD HE UNDERTOOK THE FEAT
phonemes: ɐ wˈeɪdʒɚ hɐdbɪn lˈeɪd, ðæt nˈoʊ mˈæn ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi wʊd dˈɛɹ tə kɹˈɔs ðə ɹˈæpɪdz fɹʌmðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈaɪd; ænd wɪððə pˈɜːsənəl dˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl, əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ðə mˈɛn ʌv ðæt tɹˈaɪɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd, hiː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ðə fˈiːt.