text_original: First they fastened on greaves and covered their shins with green bean pods broken into two parts which they had gnawed out, standing over them all night. Their breast plates were of skin stretched on reeds, skilfully made from a ferret they had flayed.
text_transcription: FIRST THEY FASTENED ON GREAVES AND COVERED THEIR SHINS WITH GREEN BEAN PODS BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS WHICH THEY HAD GNAWED OUT STANDING OVER THEM ALL NIGHT THEIR BREASTPLATES WERE OF SKIN STRETCHED ON REEDS SKILFULLY MADE FROM A FERRET THEY HAD FLAYED
phonemes: fˈɜːst ðeɪ fˈæsənd ˌɔn ɡɹˈiːvz ænd kˈʌvɚd ðɛɹ ʃˈɪnz wɪð ɡɹˈiːn bˈiːn pˈɑːdz bɹˈoʊkən ˌɪntʊ tˈuː pˈɑːɹts wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd nˈɔːd ˈaʊt, stˈændɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðˌɛm ˈɔːl nˈaɪt. ðɛɹ bɹˈɛst plˈeɪts wɜːɹ ʌv skˈɪn stɹˈɛtʃt ˌɔn ɹˈiːdz, skˈɪlfəli mˌeɪd fɹʌm ɐ fˈɛɹɪt ðeɪ hæd flˈeɪd.