text_original: It was twilight when we turned to go, and then I saw that many of the warehouses along the wharves were heaps of ruins. My father said this was that the town might be the better defended.
text_transcription: IT WAS TWILIGHT WHEN WE TURNED TO GO AND THEN I SAW THAT MANY OF THE WAREHOUSES ALONG THE WHARVES WERE HEAPS OF RUINS MY FATHER SAID THIS WAS THAT THE TOWN MIGHT BE THE BETTER DEFENDED
phonemes: ɪt wʌz twˈaɪlaɪt wɛn wiː tˈɜːnd tə ɡˈoʊ, ænd ðˈɛn aɪ sˈɔː ðæt mˈɛnɪəv ðə wˈɛɹhaʊzᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɔːɹvz wɜː hˈiːps ʌv ɹˈuːɪnz. maɪ fˈɑːðɚ sˈɛd ðɪs wʌz ðætðə tˈaʊn mˌaɪt biː ðə bˈɛɾɚ dᵻfˈɛndᵻd.