text_original: We were but three leagues from Vincennes. A raft was bound together, and Tom McChesney and three other scouts sent on a desperate journey across the river in search of boats and provisions, lest we starve and fall and die on the wet flats.
text_transcription: WE WERE BUT THREE LEAGUES FROM BINCE INN'S A RAFT WAS BOUND TOGETHER AND TOM MC CHESTNEY AND THREE OTHER SCOUTS SENT ON A DESPERATE JOURNEY ACROSS THE RIVER IN SEARCH OF BOATS AND PROVISIONS LEST WE STARVE AND FALL AND DIE ON THE WET FLATS
phonemes: wiː wɜː bˌʌt θɹˈiː lˈiːɡz fɹʌm vɪnsˈɛnz. ɐ ɹˈæft wʌz bˈaʊnd təɡˈɛðɚ, ænd tˈɑːm mə tʃˈɛsni ænd θɹˈiː ˈʌðɚ skˈaʊts sˈɛnt ˌɔn ɐ dˈɛspɚɹət dʒˈɜːni əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv bˈoʊts ænd pɹəvˈɪʒənz, lˈɛst wiː stˈɑːɹv ænd fˈɔːl ænd dˈaɪ ɔnðə wˈɛt flˈæts.