text_original: Yes, Monsieur de Carondelet, though fat, was on horseback before dawn, New Orleans was fortified as it never had been before, the militia organized, real cannon were on the ramparts which could shoot at a pinch.
text_transcription: YES MONSIEUR DE CORONDE LAY THOUGH FAT WAS ON HORSEBACK BEFORE DAWN NEW ORLEANS WAS FORTIFIED AS IT HAD NEVER BEEN BEFORE THE MILITIA ORGANIZED REAL CANNON WERE ON THE RAMPARTS WHICH COULD SHOOT AT A PINCH
phonemes: jˈɛs, məsjˈɜː də kˈæɹəndˌɛlɪt, ðˌoʊ fˈæt, wʌz ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk bᵻfˌɔːɹ dˈɔːn, nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz wʌz fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd æz ɪt nˈɛvɚ hɐdbɪn bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ðə məlˈɪʃə ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd, ɹˈiːəl kˈænən wɜːɹ ɔnðə ɹˈæmpɑːɹts wˌɪtʃ kʊd ʃˈuːt æɾə pˈɪntʃ.