text_original: Scattering as they reached the houses, the torch bearers ran from hut to hut; pausing for a few seconds, at each, till the flame had gained a fair hold. In less than a minute, sixty or seventy houses were in flames.
text_transcription: SCATTERING AS THEY REACHED THE HOUSES THE TORCH BEARERS RAN FROM HUT TO HUT PAUSING FOR A FEW SECONDS AT EACH TILL THE FLAME HAD GAINED A FAIR HOLD IN LESS THAN A MINUTE SIXTY OR SEVENTY HOUSES WERE IN FLAMES
phonemes: skˈæɾɚɹɪŋ æz ðeɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ðə hˈaʊzᵻz, ðə tˈɔːɹtʃ bˈɛɹɚz ɹˈæn fɹʌm hˈʌt tə hˈʌt; pˈɔːzɪŋ fɚɹə fjˈuː sˈɛkəndz, æɾ ˈiːtʃ, tˈɪl ðə flˈeɪm hæd ɡˈeɪnd ɐ fˈɛɹ hˈoʊld. ɪn lˈɛs ðˌænə mˈɪnɪt, sˈɪksti ɔːɹ sˈɛvənti hˈaʊzᵻz wɜːɹ ɪn flˈeɪmz.