text_original: Howe, with a trained army of twenty five thousand men, prepared to attack New York, while, to oppose him, Washington had only eighteen thousand undisciplined levies. Half this force was concentrated at Brooklyn Heights, which was strongly fortified, and here, on August 27, 1776, Howe delivered his attack.
text_transcription: HOW WITH A TRAINED ARMY OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MEN PREPARED TO ATTACK NEW YORK WHILE TO OPPOSE HIM WASHINGTON HAD ONLY EIGHTEEN THOUSAND UNDISCIPLINED LEVIES HALF THIS FORCE WAS CONCENTRATED AT BROOKLYN HEIGHTS WHICH WAS STRONGLY FORTIFIED AND HERE ON AUGUST TWENTY SEVENTH SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX HOW DELIVERED HIS ATTACK
phonemes: hˈaʊ, wɪð ɐ tɹˈeɪnd ˈɑːɹmi ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn, pɹɪpˈɛɹd tʊ ɐtˈæk nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, wˈaɪl, tʊ əpˈoʊz hˌɪm, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən hæd ˈoʊnli ˈeɪtiːn θˈaʊzənd ʌndˈɪsɪplˌɪnd lˈɛviz. hˈæf ðɪs fˈɔːɹs wʌz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd æt bɹˈʊklɪn hˈaɪts, wˌɪtʃ wʌz stɹˈɔŋli fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd, ænd hˈɪɹ, ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, hˈaʊ dᵻlˈɪvɚd hɪz ɐtˈæk.