text_original: The advantage was but slight. The slippery poles were some six inches apart and, slanting as they did, afforded so poor a foothold that the Malays were forced to stand between them, on the narrow ledge between the palisading and the ditch.
text_transcription: THE ADVANTAGE WAS BUT SLIGHT THE SLIPPERY POLES WERE SOME SIX INCHES APART AND SLANTING AS THEY DID AFFORDED SO POOR A FOOTHOLD THAT THE MELEES WERE FORCED TO STAND BETWEEN THEM ON THE NARROW LEDGE BETWEEN THE PALISADING AND THE DITCH
phonemes: ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ wʌz bˌʌt slˈaɪt. ðə slˈɪpɚɹi pˈoʊlz wɜː sˌʌm sˈɪks ˈɪntʃᵻz ɐpˈɑːɹt ænd, slˈæntɪŋ æz ðeɪ dˈɪd, ɐfˈɔːɹdᵻd sˌoʊ pˈʊɹ ɐ fˈʊthoʊld ðætðə məlˈeɪz wɜː fˈɔːɹst tə stˈænd bᵻtwˈiːn ðˌɛm, ɔnðə nˈæɹoʊ lˈɛdʒ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈælɪsˌeɪdɪŋ ænd ðə dˈɪtʃ.