text_original: It was dark, Monsieur, such as this afternoon, and we poor French colonists stood huddled in the open space below, waiting for we knew not what."
text_transcription: IT WAS DARK MONSIEUR SUCH AS THIS AFTERNOON AND WE POOR FRENCH COLONISTS STOOD HUDDLED IN THE OPEN SPACE BELOW WAITING FOR WE KNEW NOT WHAT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz dˈɑːɹk, məsjˈɜː, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪs ˌæftɚnˈuːn, ænd wiː pˈʊɹ fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɑːlənˌɪsts stˈʊd hˈʌdəld ɪnðɪ ˈoʊpən spˈeɪs bᵻlˈoʊ, wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ wiː nˈuː nˌɑːt wˈʌt."