text_original: The sandy, burning, treeless, waterless tongue of land, with its scanty footholds for the English and its sheltered pits for the enemy that from over their heads in the heights poured fire and death on them, to him seemed like some hideous dragon  a dragon fifty seven miles long, carrying on back and in belly every weapon of destruction known to man and nature.
text_transcription: THE SANDY BURNING TREELESS WATERLESS TONGUE OF LAND WITH ITS SCANTY FOOTHOLDS FOR THE ENGLISH AND ITS SHELTERED PITS FOR THE ENEMY THAT FROM OVER THEIR HEADS IN THE HEIGHTS POURED FIRE AND DEATH ON THEM TO HIM SEEMED LIKE SOME HIDEOUS DRAGON A DRAGON FIFTY SEVEN MILES LONG CARRYING ON BACK AND IN BELLY EVERY WEAPON OF DESTRUCTION KNOWN TO MAN AND NATURE
phonemes: ðə sˈændi, bˈɜːnɪŋ, tɹˈiːləs, wˈɔːɾɚləs tˈʌŋ ʌv lˈænd, wɪð ɪts skˈænti fˈʊthoʊldz fɚðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd ɪts ʃˈɛltɚd pˈɪts fɚðɪ ˈɛnəmi ðæt fɹʌm ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ hˈɛdz ɪnðə hˈaɪts pˈɔːɹd fˈaɪɚ ænd dˈɛθ ˈɔn ðˌɛm, tə hˌɪm sˈiːmd lˈaɪk sˌʌm hˈɪdiəs dɹˈæɡən ɐ dɹˈæɡən fˈɪfti sˈɛvən mˈaɪlz lˈɔŋ, kˈæɹiɪŋ ˌɔn bˈæk ænd ɪn bˈɛli ˈɛvɹi wˈɛpən ʌv dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən nˈoʊn tə mˈæn ænd nˈeɪtʃɚ.