text_original: The gates of the fort were shut, and the captains summoned. Undaunted woodsmen as they were, they were lukewarm, at first, at the idea of this march through the floods. Who can blame them?
text_transcription: THE GATES OF THE FORT WERE SHUT AND THE CAPTAINS SUMMONED UNDAUNTED WOODSMEN AS THEY WERE THEY WERE LUKEWARM AT FIRST AT THE IDEA OF THIS MARCH THROUGH THE FLOODS WHO CAN BLAME THEM
phonemes: ðə ɡˈeɪts ʌvðə fˈɔːɹt wɜː ʃˈʌt, ænd ðə kˈæptɪnz sˈʌmənd. ʌndˈɔːntᵻd wˈʊdzmɛn æz ðeɪ wɜː, ðeɪ wɜː lˈuːkwɔːɹm, æt fˈɜːst, æt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ðɪs mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹuː ðə flˈʌdz. hˌuː kæn blˈeɪm ðˌɛm?