text_original: The men were employed in digging a trench, a foot in depth, inside the inner palisade; throwing up the earth in front of them, so as to lie protected from arrows and spears, until it was time for them to rise to their feet to repel an actual assault.
text_transcription: THE MEN WERE EMPLOYED IN DIGGING A TRENCH A FOOT IN DEPTH INSIDE THE INNER PALISADE THROWING UP THE EARTH IN FRONT OF THEM SO AS TO LIE PROTECTED FROM ARROWS AND SPEARS UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO RISE TO THEIR FEET TO REPEL AN ACTUAL ASSAULT
phonemes: ðə mˈɛn wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn dˈɪɡɪŋ ɐ tɹˈɛntʃ, ɐ fˈʊt ɪn dˈɛpθ, ɪnsˈaɪd ðɪ ˈɪnɚ pˈælɪsˌeɪd; θɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ðɪ ˈɜːθ ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ðˌɛm, sˌoʊ æz tə lˈaɪ pɹətˈɛktᵻd fɹʌm ˈæɹoʊz ænd spˈɪɹz, ʌntˈɪl ɪt wʌz tˈaɪm fɔːɹ ðˌɛm tə ɹˈaɪz tə ðɛɹ fˈiːt tə ɹᵻpˈɛl ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl ɐsˈɔlt.