text_original: Others, five feet long, were sharpened and then thrust through the interstices between the upright bamboos; the ends being fixed firmly in the ground inside, while the sharpened points projected like a row of bayonets, at a height of some two feet above the edge of the ditch.
text_transcription: OTHERS FIVE FEET LONG WERE SHARPENED THEN THRUST THROUGH THE INTERSTICES BETWEEN THE UPRIGHT BAMBOOS THE ENDS BEING FIXED FIRMLY IN THE GROUND INSIDE WHILE THE SHARPENED POINTS PROJECTED LIKE A ROW OF BAYONETS AT A HEIGHT OF SOME TWO FEET ABOVE THE EDGE OF THE DITCH
phonemes: ˈʌðɚz, fˈaɪv fˈiːt lˈɔŋ, wɜː ʃˈɑːɹpənd ænd ðˈɛn θɹˈʌst θɹuː ðɪ ɪntˈɜːstɪsᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈʌpɹaɪt bæmbˈuːz; ðɪ ˈɛndz bˌiːɪŋ fˈɪkst fˈɜːmli ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɪnsˈaɪd, wˌaɪl ðə ʃˈɑːɹpənd pˈɔɪnts pɹədʒˈɛktᵻd lˈaɪk ɐ ɹˈoʊ ʌv bˈeɪənˌɛts, æɾə hˈaɪt ʌv sˌʌm tˈuː fˈiːt əbˌʌv ðɪ ˈɛdʒ ʌvðə dˈɪtʃ.