text_original: "I'll tell you what an epaulement is," replied he, "I never saw an epaulement but once, and that was at the siege of Namur. In a council of war, Monsieur Cohorn, the famous engineer, affirmed that the place could not be taken."
text_transcription: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT AN APPALLMENT IS REPLIED HE I NEVER SAW AN APPALLMENT BUT ONCE AND THAT WAS AT THE SIEGE OF NAMUR IN A COUNCIL OF WAR MONSIEUR KOHORN THE FAMOUS ENGINEER AFFIRMED THAT THE PLACE COULD NOT BE TAKEN
phonemes: "aɪl tˈɛl juː wʌt ɐn ˈɛpəəlmənt ɪz," ɹᵻplˈaɪd hiː, "aɪ nˈɛvɚ sˈɔː ɐn ˈɛpəəlmənt bˌʌt wˈʌns, ænd ðæt wʌz æt ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv nˈæmɚ. ɪn ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ, məsjˈɜː kˈoʊhɔːɹn, ðə fˈeɪməs ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, ɐfˈɜːmd ðætðə plˈeɪs kʊd nˌɑːt biː tˈeɪkən."