text_original: The first of October, the day of Colonel Clark's departure, dawned crisp and clear. He was to take with him the disheartened and the cowed, the weaklings who loved neither work nor exposure nor danger. And before he set out of the gate he made a little speech to the assembled people.
text_transcription: THE FIRST OF OCTOBER THE DAY OF COLONEL CLARK'S DEPARTURE DAWNED CRISP AND CLEAR HE WAS TO TAKE WITH HIM THE DISHEARTENED AND THE COWED THE WEAKLINGS WHO LOVED NEITHER WORK NOR EXPOSURE NOR DANGER AND BEFORE HE SET OUT OF THE GATE HE MADE A LITTLE SPEECH TO THE ASSEMBLED PEOPLE
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst ʌv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, ðə dˈeɪ ʌv kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹks dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ, dˈɔːnd kɹˈɪsp ænd klˈɪɹ. hiː wʌz tə tˈeɪk wɪð hˌɪm ðə dɪshˈɑːɹʔn̩d ænd ðə kˈaʊd, ðə wˈiːklɪŋz hˌuː lˈʌvd nˈiːðɚ wˈɜːk nˈɔːɹ ɛkspˈoʊʒɚ nˈɔːɹ dˈeɪndʒɚ. ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː sˈɛt ˌaʊɾəv ðə ɡˈeɪt hiː mˌeɪd ɐ lˈɪɾəl spˈiːtʃ tə ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbəld pˈiːpəl.