text_original: Short as was the interval that had elapsed since the first signal was given, the town was, at the point where the attack was made, a sheet of flame, which was spreading rapidly on either hand.
text_transcription: SHORT AS WAS THE INTERVAL THAT HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE FIRST SIGNAL WAS GIVEN THE TOWN WAS AT THE POINT WHERE THE ATTACK WAS MADE A SHEET OF FLAME WHICH WAS SPREADING RAPIDLY ON EITHER HAND
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹt æz wʌzðɪ ˈɪntɚvəl ðæt hæd ᵻlˈæpst sˈɪns ðə fˈɜːst sˈɪɡnəl wʌz ɡˈɪvən, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz, æt ðə pˈɔɪnt wˌɛɹ ðɪ ɐtˈæk wʌz mˈeɪd, ɐ ʃˈiːt ʌv flˈeɪm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz spɹˈɛdɪŋ ɹˈæpɪdli ˌɔn ˈiːðɚ hˈænd.