text_original: They knew, as Dick had frequently warned Ralph, that attaining your objective depends largely on your skill in maneuvering; that if you are going to hold your main line, you must sometimes give up long held positions.
text_transcription: THEY KNEW AS DICK HAD FREQUENTLY WARNED RALPH THAT ATTAINING YOUR OBJECTIVE DEPENDS LARGELY ON YOUR SKILL IN MANEUVRING THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD YOUR MAIN LINE YOU MUST SOMETIMES GIVE UP LONG HELD POSITIONS
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈuː, æz dˈɪk hæd fɹˈiːkwəntli wˈɔːɹnd ɹˈælf, ðæt ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ jʊɹ ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪv dᵻpˈɛndz lˈɑːɹdʒli ˌɔn jʊɹ skˈɪl ɪn mənˈuːvɚɹɪŋ; ðæt ɪf juː ɑːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə hˈoʊld jʊɹ mˈeɪn lˈaɪn, juː mˈʌst sˈʌmtaɪmz ɡˈɪv ˌʌp lˈɔŋ hˈɛld pəzˈɪʃənz.