text_original: We began our march accordingly, and then I became acquainted with that part of a soldier's life to which I had been hitherto a stranger. It is impossible to describe the hunger and thirst I sustained, and the fatigue I underwent in a march of so many hundred miles; during which, I was so much chafed with the heat and motion of my limbs, that in a very short time the inside of my thighs and legs were deprived of skin, and I proceeded in the utmost torture.
text_transcription: WE BEGAN OUR MARCH ACCORDINGLY AND THEN I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH THAT PART OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE TO WHICH I HAD BEEN HITHERTO A STRANGER IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE THE HUNGER AND THIRST I SUSTAINED AND THE FATIGUE I UNDERWENT IN A MARCH OF SO MANY HUNDRED MILES DURING WHICH I WAS SO MUCH CHAFED WITH THE HEAT AND MOTION OF MY LIMBS THAT IN A VERY SHORT TIME THE INSIDE OF MY THIGHS AND LEGS WERE DEPRIVED OF SKIN AND I PROCEEDED IN THE UTMOST TORTURE
phonemes: wiː bɪɡˈæn ˌaʊɚ mˈɑːɹtʃ ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli, ænd ðˈɛn aɪ bɪkˌeɪm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ðæt pˈɑːɹt əvə sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈaɪf tʊ wˌɪtʃ aɪ hɐdbɪn hˈɪðɚtˌuː ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ. ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə hˈʌŋɡɚ ænd θˈɜːst aɪ səstˈeɪnd, ænd ðə fɐtˈiːɡ aɪ ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt ɪn ɐ mˈɑːɹtʃ ʌv sˌoʊ mˈɛni hˈʌndɹɪd mˈaɪlz; dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɪtʃ, aɪ wʌz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tʃˈeɪft wɪððə hˈiːt ænd mˈoʊʃən ʌv maɪ lˈɪmz, ðæt ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm ðɪ ɪnsˈaɪd ʌv maɪ θˈaɪz ænd lˈɛɡz wɜː dᵻpɹˈaɪvd ʌv skˈɪn, ænd aɪ pɹəsˈiːdᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈʌtmoʊst tˈɔːɹtʃɚ.