text_original: Unfortunately he omitted to put a =X= against himself, and as there were a dozen men in the group all in slouch hats and farm attire (to say nothing of the women and children), there was little to help us!
text_transcription: UNFORTUNATELY HE OMITTED TO PUT AN EXCELL AND AS THERE WERE A DOZEN MEN IN THE GROUP ALL IN SLOUCH HATS AND FARM ATTIRE TO SAY NOTHING OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN THERE WAS LITTLE TO HELP US
phonemes: ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli hiː oʊmˈɪɾᵻd tə pˌʊt ɐ ˈiːkwəlz ˈɛks ˈiːkwəlz ɐɡˈɛnst hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd æz ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ dˈʌzən mˈɛn ɪnðə ɡɹˈuːp ˈɔːl ɪn slˈaʊtʃ hˈæts ænd fˈɑːɹm ɐtˈaɪɚ (tə sˈeɪ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɪmɪn ænd tʃˈɪldɹən), ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl tə hˈɛlp ˌʌs!