text_original: There would be no retreat, no escape, but a fight to the death. And I heard this, and much more that was spoken of in low tones at the Colonel's fire far into the night, of which I never told the rank and file,  not even Tom McChesney.
text_transcription: THERE WOULD BE NO RETREAT NO ESCAPE BUT A FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND I HEARD THIS AND MUCH MORE THAT WAS SPOKEN OF IN LOW TONES AT THE COLONEL'S FIRE FAR INTO THE NIGHT OF WHICH I NEVER TOLD THE RANK AND FILE NOT EVEN TOM CHESNEY
phonemes: ðɛɹ wʊd biː nˈoʊ ɹᵻtɹˈiːt, nˈoʊ ɛskˈeɪp, bˌʌt ɐ fˈaɪt tə ðə dˈɛθ. ænd aɪ hˈɜːd ðˈɪs, ænd mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ðæt wʌz spˈoʊkən ʌv ɪn lˈoʊ tˈoʊnz æt ðə kˈɜːnəlz fˈaɪɚ fˈɑːɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪt, ʌvwˈɪtʃ aɪ nˈɛvɚ tˈoʊld ðə ɹˈæŋk ænd fˈaɪl,  nˌɑːt ˈiːvən tˈɑːm mə tʃˈɛsni.