text_original: When within a few yards of the ditch they hurled their spears, and shot a cloud of arrows. A large proportion were stopped by the bamboos, but such as passed through flew harmlessly over the heads of the defenders; who replied with a far more deadly shower of arrows. Leaping over those who had fallen, the enemy dashed forward.
text_transcription: WHEN WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF THE DITCH THEY HURLED THEIR SPEARS AND SHOT A CLOUD OF ARROWS A LARGE PROPORTION WERE STOPPED BY THE BAMBOOS BUT SUCH AS PASSED THROUGH FLEW HARMLESSLY OVER THE HEADS OF THE DEFENDERS WHO REPLIED WITH A FAR MORE DEADLY SHOWER OF ARROWS LEAPING OVER THOSE WHO HAD FALLEN THE ENEMY DASHED FORWARD
phonemes: wˌɛn wɪðˌɪn ɐ fjˈuː jˈɑːɹdz ʌvðə dˈɪtʃ ðeɪ hˈɜːld ðɛɹ spˈɪɹz, ænd ʃˈɑːt ɐ klˈaʊd ʌv ˈæɹoʊz. ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən wɜː stˈɑːpt baɪ ðə bæmbˈuːz, bˌʌt sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈæst θɹuː flˈuː hˈɑːɹmləsli ˌoʊvɚ ðə hˈɛdz ʌvðə dᵻfˈɛndɚz; hˌuː ɹᵻplˈaɪd wɪð ɐ fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ dˈɛdli ʃˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ˈæɹoʊz. lˈiːpɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðoʊz hˌuː hæd fˈɔːlən, ðɪ ˈɛnəmi dˈæʃt fˈɔːɹwɚd.