text_original: It was nightfall before the work was finished. The rajah had, himself, been all the time upon the spot; and was delighted when he saw how formidable was the obstacle that had been raised. One small entrance, alone, had been left; and through this all the women and children now passed, and lay down in the space between the new palisade and the wall of the palace.
text_transcription: IT WAS NIGHTFALL BEFORE THE WORK WAS FINISHED THE RAJAH HAD HIMSELF BEEN ALL THE TIME UPON THE SPOT AND WAS DELIGHTED WHEN HE SAW HOW FORMIDABLE WAS THE OBSTACLE THAT HAD BEEN RAISED ONE SMALL ENTRANCE ALONE HAD BEEN LEFT AND THROUGH THIS ALL THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN NOW PASSED AND LAY DOWN IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NEW PALISADE AND THE WALL OF THE PALACE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈaɪtfɔːl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈɜːk wʌz fˈɪnɪʃt. ðə ɹˈɑːdʒɑː hˌæd, hɪmsˈɛlf, bˌɪn ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm əpˌɑːn ðə spˈɑːt; ænd wʌz dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd wɛn hiː sˈɔː hˌaʊ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl wʌzðɪ ˈɑːbstəkəl ðæt hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪzd. wˈʌn smˈɔːl ˈɛntɹəns, ɐlˈoʊn, hɐdbɪn lˈɛft; ænd θɹuː ðɪs ˈɔːl ðə wˈɪmɪn ænd tʃˈɪldɹən nˈaʊ pˈæst, ænd lˈeɪ dˌaʊn ɪnðə spˈeɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈuː pˈælɪsˌeɪd ænd ðə wˈɔːl ʌvðə pˈælɪs.