text_original: How improbable the girls felt this to be, they took care not to let the distracted man know. Their story, so far as it interested Reuben Cowder, was soon told. The approach of the Austro Hungarians from the north and the Bulgars from the west had begun the middle of October.
text_transcription: HOW IMPROBABLE THE GIRLS FELT THIS TO BE THEY TOOK CARE NOT TO LET THE DISTRACTED MAN KNOW THEIR STORY SO FAR AS IT INTERESTED REUBEN COUNTER WAS SOON TOLD THE APPROACH OF THE OSTRO HUNGARIANS FROM THE NORTH AND THE VULGARS FROM THE WEST HAD BEGUN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER
phonemes: hˌaʊ ɪmpɹˈɑːbəbəl ðə ɡˈɜːlz fˈɛlt ðɪs tə bˈiː, ðeɪ tˈʊk kˈɛɹ nˌɑːt tə lˈɛt ðə dɪstɹˈæktᵻd mˈæn nˈoʊ. ðɛɹ stˈɔːɹi, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ɪɾ ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɹˈuːbən kˈaʊdɚ, wʌz sˈuːn tˈoʊld. ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːstɹoʊ hʌŋɡˈɛɹiənz fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd ðə bˈʌlɡɚz fɹʌmðə wˈɛst hæd bɪɡˈʌn ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ.