text_original: During the day, a number of hides had been hung on the palisades, so that the enemy should not notice that a gathering of men, with torches, was assembled there; and in order that the light might not be conspicuous at this spot, fires had been lighted at other points, in order to give the impression that the defenders were holding themselves in readiness to repel another attack.
text_transcription: DURING THE DAY A NUMBER OF HIDES HAD BEEN HUNG ON THE PALISADES SO THAT THE ENEMY SHOULD NOT NOTICE THAT A GATHERING OF MEN WITH TORCHES WAS ASSEMBLED THERE AND IN ORDER THAT THE LIGHT MIGHT NOT BE CONSPICUOUS AT THIS SPOT FIRES HAD BEEN LIGHTED AT OTHER POINTS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DEFENDERS WERE HOLDING THEMSELVES IN READINESS TO REPEL ANOTHER ATTACK
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dˈeɪ, ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hˈaɪdz hɐdbɪn hˈʌŋ ɔnðə pˈælɪsˌeɪdz, sˌoʊ ðætðɪ ˈɛnəmi ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt nˈoʊɾɪs ðˌæɾə ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ʌv mˈɛn, wɪð tˈɔːɹtʃᵻz, wʌz ɐsˈɛmbəld ðˈɛɹ; ænd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðætðə lˈaɪt mˌaɪt nˌɑːt biː kənspˈɪkjuːəs æt ðɪs spˈɑːt, fˈaɪɚz hɐdbɪn lˈaɪɾᵻd æɾ ˈʌðɚ pˈɔɪnts, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡˈɪv ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ðætðə dᵻfˈɛndɚz wɜː hˈoʊldɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪn ɹˈɛdinəs tə ɹᵻpˈɛl ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɐtˈæk.