text_original: It was answered by the shouts of the garrison and, a moment later, a score of balls composed of matting, dipped in oil or resinous gum, were thrown flaming over the palisades. These had been prepared the previous day, and the men charged with throwing them had each an earthenware pot, containing glowing charcoal, beside them.
text_transcription: IT WAS ANSWERED BY THE SHOUTS OF THE GARRISON AND A MOMENT LATER A SCORE OF BALLS COMPOSED OF MATTING DIPPED IN OIL OR RESINOUS GUM WERE THROWN FLAMING OVER THE PALISADES THESE HAD BEEN PREPARED THE PREVIOUS DAY AND THE MEN CHARGED WITH THROWING THEM HAD EACH AN EARTHENWARE POT CONTAINING GLOWING CHARCOAL BESIDE THEM
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈænsɚd baɪ ðə ʃˈaʊts ʌvðə ɡˈæɹɪsən ænd, ɐ mˈoʊmənt lˈeɪɾɚ, ɐ skˈɔːɹ ʌv bˈɔːlz kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv mˈæɾɪŋ, dˈɪpt ɪn ˈɔɪl ɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɪnəs ɡˈʌm, wɜː θɹˈoʊn flˈeɪmɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈælɪsˌeɪdz. ðiːz hɐdbɪn pɹɪpˈɛɹd ðə pɹˈiːviəs dˈeɪ, ænd ðə mˈɛn tʃˈɑːɹdʒd wɪð θɹˈoʊɪŋ ðˌɛm hæd ˈiːtʃ ɐn ˈɜːθənwˌɛɹ pˈɑːt, kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɡlˈoʊɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹkoʊl, bᵻsˈaɪd ðˌɛm.