text_original: Within the fort was a big common dotted with forest trees, where such cattle as had been saved browsed on the scanty grass. There had been but the one scrawny horse before our arrival. And the settlers! How shall I describe them as they crowded around us inside the gate?
text_transcription: WITHIN THE FORT WAS A BIG COMMON DOTTED WITH FOREST TREES WHERE SUCH CATTLE AS HAD BEEN SAVED BROWSED ON THE SCANTY GRASS THERE HAD BEEN BUT ONE SCRAWNY HORSE BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL AND THE SETTLERS HOW SHALL I DESCRIBE THEM AS THEY CROWDED AROUND US INSIDE THE GATE
phonemes: wɪðˌɪn ðə fˈɔːɹt wʌzɐ bˈɪɡ kˈɑːmən dˈɑːɾᵻd wɪð fˈɔːɹɪst tɹˈiːz, wˌɛɹ sˈʌtʃ kˈæɾəl æz hɐdbɪn sˈeɪvd bɹˈaʊzd ɔnðə skˈænti ɡɹˈæs. ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn bˌʌt ðə wˈʌn skɹˈɔːni hˈɔːɹs bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌaʊɚɹ ɚɹˈaɪvəl. ænd ðə sˈɛtlɚz! hˌaʊ ʃˌæl aɪ dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðˌɛm æz ðeɪ kɹˈaʊdᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd ˌʌs ɪnsˈaɪd ðə ɡˈeɪt?