text_original: Each one was equipped with a long, pointed rush for a spear, and smooth snail shells to cover their heads. Then they stood in close locked ranks upon the high bank, waving their spears, and were filled, each of them, with courage.
text_transcription: EACH ONE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LONG POINTED RUSH FOR A SPEAR AND SMOOTH SNAIL SHELLS TO COVER THEIR HEADS THEN THEY STOOD IN CLOSE LOCKED RANKS UPON THE HIGH BANK WAVING THEIR SPEARS AND WERE FILLED EACH OF THEM WITH COURAGE
phonemes: ˈiːtʃ wˈʌn wʌz ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð ɐ lˈɔŋ, pˈɔɪntᵻd ɹˈʌʃ fɚɹə spˈɪɹ, ænd smˈuːð snˈeɪl ʃˈɛlz tə kˈʌvɚ ðɛɹ hˈɛdz. ðˈɛn ðeɪ stˈʊd ɪn klˈoʊs lˈɑːkt ɹˈæŋks əpˌɑːn ðə hˈaɪ bˈæŋk, wˈeɪvɪŋ ðɛɹ spˈɪɹz, ænd wɜː fˈɪld, ˈiːtʃ əv ðˌɛm, wɪð kˈɜːɹɪdʒ.