text_original: The men followed them foot by foot, inch by inch  sometimes almost singeing their beards or being well nigh choked and blinded by dense volumes of smoke, but, if driven back, always returning to the charge.
text_transcription: THE MEN FOLLOWED THEM FOOT BY FOOT INCH BY INCH SOMETIMES ALMOST SINGING THEIR BEARDS OR BEING WELL NIGH CHOKED AND BLINDED BY DENSE VOLUMES OF SMOKE BUT IF DRIVEN BACK ALWAYS RETURNING TO THE CHARGE
phonemes: ðə mˈɛn fˈɑːloʊd ðˌɛm fˈʊt baɪ fˈʊt, ˈɪntʃ baɪ ˈɪntʃ sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɪndʒɪŋ ðɛɹ bˈɪɹdz ɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ wˈɛl nˈaɪ tʃˈoʊkt ænd blˈaɪndᵻd baɪ dˈɛns vˈɑːljuːmz ʌv smˈoʊk, bˌʌt, ɪf dɹˈɪvən bˈæk, ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ.