text_original: The work had scarcely been finished when a horn was sounded, outside the town; and the boys came running in, while the men ran down to the outer palisade. As day broke, great numbers of dark figures were seen, making their way through the fields on three sides of the town.
text_transcription: THE WORK HAD SCARCELY BEEN FINISHED WHEN A HORN WAS SOUNDED OUTSIDE THE TOWN AND THE BOYS CAME RUNNING IN WHILE THE MEN RAN DOWN TO THE OUTER PALISADE AS DAY BROKE GREAT NUMBERS OF DARK FIGURES WERE SEEN MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FIELDS ON THREE SIDES OF THE TOWN
phonemes: ðə wˈɜːk hæd skˈɛɹsli bˌɪn fˈɪnɪʃt wɛn ɐ hˈɔːɹn wʌz sˈaʊndᵻd, aʊtsˈaɪd ðə tˈaʊn; ænd ðə bˈɔɪz kˈeɪm ɹˈʌnɪŋ ˈɪn, wˌaɪl ðə mˈɛn ɹˈæn dˌaʊn tə ðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ pˈælɪsˌeɪd. æz dˈeɪ bɹˈoʊk, ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚz ʌv dˈɑːɹk fˈɪɡjɚz wɜː sˈiːn, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðɛɹ wˈeɪ θɹuː ðə fˈiːldz ˌɔn θɹˈiː sˈaɪdz ʌvðə tˈaʊn.