text_original: How they suffered themselves to be pent up in this manner it is not my province to relate; I shall only observe that, when we had taken possession of our ground, I heard an old officer in conversation with another express a surprise at the conduct of Lord Stair, who had the reputation of a good general.
text_transcription: HOW THEY SUFFERED THEMSELVES TO BE PENT UP IN THIS MANNER IT IS NOT MY PROVINCE TO RELATE I SHALL ONLY OBSERVE THAT WHEN WE HAD TAKEN POSSESSION OF OUR GROUND I HEARD AN OLD OFFICER IN CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER EXPRESS A SURPRISE AT THE CONDUCT OF LORD STAIR WHO HAD THE REPUTATION OF A GOOD GENERAL
phonemes: hˌaʊ ðeɪ sˈʌfɚd ðɛmsˈɛlvz təbi pˈɛnt ˌʌp ɪn ðɪs mˈænɚɹ ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt maɪ pɹˈɑːvɪns tə ɹᵻlˈeɪt; aɪʃˌɐl ˈoʊnli əbzˈɜːv ðˈæt, wˌɛn wiː hæd tˈeɪkən pəzˈɛʃən ʌv ˌaʊɚ ɡɹˈaʊnd, aɪ hˈɜːd ɐn ˈoʊld ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪn kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɪð ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɛkspɹˈɛs ɐ sɚpɹˈaɪz æt ðə kˈɑːndʌkt ʌv lˈɔːɹd stˈɛɹ, hˌuː hæd ðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən əvə ɡˈʊd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl.