text_original: "We fled before the face of an enemy," he said, looking squarely into the bright eyes of the man before him. "He would have made slaves of us in the city; death in the wilderness is better."
text_transcription: WE FLED BEFORE THE FACE OF AN ENEMY HE SAID LOOKING SQUARELY INTO THE BRIGHT EYES OF THE MAN BEFORE HIM HE WOULD HAVE MADE SLAVES OF US IN THE CITY DEATH IN THE WILDERNESS IS BETTER
phonemes: "wiː flˈɛd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fˈeɪs əvən ˈɛnəmi," hiː sˈɛd, lˈʊkɪŋ skwˈɛɹli ˌɪntʊ ðə bɹˈaɪt ˈaɪz ʌvðə mˈæn bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm. "hiː wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd slˈeɪvz ʌv ˌʌs ɪnðə sˈɪɾi; dˈɛθ ɪnðə wˈɪldɚnəs ɪz bˈɛɾɚ."