text_original: Even then he had refused to give up and for hours continued to direct his men as they literally clawed their way into the side of the bluff. "He would not die," wrote home one grieving young soldier, "until he knew we were safe."
text_transcription: EVEN THEN HE HAD REFUSED TO GIVE UP AND FOR HOURS CONTINUED TO DIRECT HIS MEN AS THEYTERALLY CLAWED THEIR WAY INTO THE SIDE OF THE BLUFF HE WOULD NOT DIE WROTE HOME ONE BREATHING YOUNG SOLDIER UNTIL HE KNEW WE WERE SAFE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðˈɛn hiː hæd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ænd fɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz kəntˈɪnjuːd tə dᵻɹˈɛkt hɪz mˈɛn æz ðeɪ lˈɪɾɚɹəli klˈɔːd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə blˈʌf. "hiː wʊd nˌɑːt dˈaɪ," ɹˈoʊt hˈoʊm wˈʌn ɡɹˈiːvɪŋ jˈʌŋ sˈoʊldʒɚ, "ʌntˈɪl hiː nˈuː wiː wɜː sˈeɪf."