text_original: They had been led with extraordinary skill and courage, but in crossing one after another of the officers had been killed until Ralph was left alone in command. He took his men through the last cruel shelling to the desired objective, but in the final push he was fatally wounded.
text_transcription: THEY HAD BEEN LED WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILL AND COURAGE BUT IN CROSSING ONE AFTER ANOTHER OF THE OFFICERS HAD BEEN KILLED UNTIL RALPH WAS LEFT ALONE IN COMMAND HE TOOK HIS MEN THROUGH THE LAST CRUEL SHELLING OF THE DESIRED OBJECTIVE BUT IN THE FINAL PUSH HE WAS FATALLY WOUNDED
phonemes: ðeɪ hɐdbɪn lˈɛd wɪð ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi skˈɪl ænd kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, bˌʌt ɪn kɹˈɔsɪŋ wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz hɐdbɪn kˈɪld ʌntˈɪl ɹˈælf wʌz lˈɛft ɐlˈoʊn ɪn kəmˈænd. hiː tˈʊk hɪz mˈɛn θɹuː ðə lˈæst kɹˈuːəl ʃˈɛlɪŋ tə ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪv, bˌʌt ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl pˈʊʃ hiː wʌz fˈeɪɾəli wˈuːndᵻd.