text_original: For nearly a month the armies remained in this position; then Burgoyne determined to advance to Albany, and on September 13, 1777, the British army crossed on a pontoon bridge to the west bank of the Hudson. Two desperate attempts were made to break through the American lines, but the British were routed by Benedict Arnold's superb and daring generalship, and forced to retreat to Saratoga.
text_transcription: FOR NEARLY A MONTH THE ARMIES REMAINED IN THIS POSITION THEN BURGOYNE DETERMINED TO ADVANCE TO ALBANY AND ON SEPTEMBER THIRTEENTH SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN THE BRITISH ARMY CROSSED ON A PONTOON BRIDGE TO THE WEST BANK OF THE HUDSON TWO DESPERATE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO BREAK THROUGH THE AMERICAN LINES BUT THE BRITISH WERE ROUTED BY BENEDIC ARNOLD'S SUPERB AND DARING GENERALSHIP AND FORCED TO RETREAT TO SARATOGA
phonemes: fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli ɐ mˈʌnθ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən; ðˈɛn bˈɜːɡɔɪn dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tʊ ɐdvˈæns tʊ ˈɔːlbəni, ænd ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi kɹˈɔst ˌɔn ɐ pɔntˈuːn bɹˈɪdʒ tə ðə wˈɛst bˈæŋk ʌvðə hˈʌdsən. tˈuː dˈɛspɚɹət ɐtˈɛmpts wɜː mˌeɪd tə bɹˈeɪk θɹuː ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈaɪnz, bˌʌt ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ wɜː ɹˈaʊɾᵻd baɪ bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt ˈɑːɹnəldz suːpˈɜːb ænd dˈɛɹɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlʃˌɪp, ænd fˈɔːɹst tə ɹᵻtɹˈiːt tə sˌæɹɐtˈoʊɡə.