text_original: In vain the assailants endeavoured to climb out of the ditch. The bayonet like line of bamboos checked them; and the arrows of the concealed defenders told, with terrible effect, on the struggling mass.
text_transcription: IN VAIN THE ASSAILANTS ENDEAVORED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE DITCH THE BAYONET LIKE LINE OF BAMBOOS CHECKED THEM AND THE ARROWS OF THE CONCEALED DEFENDERS TOLLED WITH TERRIBLE EFFECT ON THE STRUGGLING MASS
phonemes: ɪn vˈeɪn ðɪ ɐsˈeɪlənts ɛndˈɛvɚd tə klˈaɪm ˌaʊɾəv ðə dˈɪtʃ. ðə bˈeɪənˌɛt lˈaɪk lˈaɪn ʌv bæmbˈuːz tʃˈɛkt ðˌɛm; ænd ðɪ ˈæɹoʊz ʌvðə kənsˈiːld dᵻfˈɛndɚz tˈoʊld, wɪð tˈɛɹᵻbəl ɪfˈɛkt, ɔnðə stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ mˈæs.