text_original: Not only was their situation irksome  from the fact of their having to sit astride slender branches   but should the siege be continued, they would be subjected to that danger peculiar to all people besieged  the danger of starvation.
text_transcription: NOT ONLY WAS THEIR SITUATION IRKSOME FROM THE FACT OF THEIR HAVING TO SIT ASTRIDE SLENDER BRANCHES BUT SHOULD THE SIEGE BE CONTINUED THEY WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THAT DANGER PECULIAR TO ALL PEOPLE BESIEGED THE DANGER OF STARVATION
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli wʌz ðɛɹ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ˈɜːksʌm fɹʌmðə fˈækt ʌv ðɛɹ hˌævɪŋ tə sˈɪt ɐstɹˈaɪd slˈɛndɚ bɹˈæntʃᵻz bˌʌt ʃˌʊd ðə sˈiːdʒ biː kəntˈɪnjuːd, ðeɪ wʊd biː sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd tə ðæt dˈeɪndʒɚ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ tʊ ˈɔːl pˈiːpəl bᵻsˈiːdʒd ðə dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən.