text_original: As we walked back towards the fort we came to a little house with a flower garden in front of it, and there stood Colonel Clark himself by the gate. He stopped us with a motion of his hand. "Davy," said he, "we are to live here for a while, you and I. What do you think of our headquarters?" He did not wait for me to reply, but continued, "Can you suggest any improvement?" "You will be needing a soldier to be on guard in front, sir," said I.
text_transcription: AS WE WALKED BACK TOWARDS THE FORT WE CAME TO A LITTLE HOUSE WITH A FLOWER GARDEN IN FRONT OF IT AND THERE STOOD COLONEL CLARK HIMSELF BY THE GATE HE STOPPED US WITH A MOTION OF HIS HAND DAVY SAID HE WE'RE TO LIVE HERE FOR A WHILE YOU AND I WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR HEADQUARTERS HE DID NOT WAIT FOR ME TO REPLY BUT CONTINUED CAN YOU SUGGEST ANY IMPROVEMENTS YOU'LL BE NEEDING A SOLDIER TO BE ON GUARD IN FRONT SIR SAID I
phonemes: æz wiː wˈɔːkt bˈæk təwˈɔːɹdz ðə fˈɔːɹt wiː kˈeɪm tʊ ɐ lˈɪɾəl hˈaʊs wɪð ɐ flˈaʊɚ ɡˈɑːɹdən ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ɪt, ænd ðɛɹ stˈʊd kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹk hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ ðə ɡˈeɪt. hiː stˈɑːpt ˌʌs wɪð ɐ mˈoʊʃən ʌv hɪz hˈænd. "dˈeɪvi," sˈɛd hiː, "wiː ɑːɹ tə lˈɪv hˈɪɹ fɚɹə wˈaɪl, juː ænd ˈaɪ. wˌʌt dˈuː juː θˈɪŋk ʌv ˌaʊɚ hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz?" hiː dɪdnˌɑːt wˈeɪt fɔːɹ mˌiː tə ɹᵻplˈaɪ, bˌʌt kəntˈɪnjuːd, "kæn juː sədʒˈɛst ˌɛni ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt?" "juː wɪl biː nˈiːdɪŋ ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ təbi ˌɔn ɡˈɑːɹd ɪn fɹˈʌnt, sˌɜː," sˈɛd ˈaɪ.