text_original: But their strength and ammunition were ex  hausted in this laborious defence; the ditch was filled with the bodies of the slain ; they supported the footsteps of their companions ; and of this devoted vanguard the death was more serviceable than the life.
text_transcription: BUT THEIR STRENGTH AND AMMUNITION WERE EXHAUSTED IN THIS LABORIOUS DEFENCE THE DITCH WAS FILLED WITH THE BODIES OF THE SLAIN THEY SUPORTED THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEIR COMPANIONS AND OF THIS DEVOTED VANGUARD THE DEATH WAS MORE SERVICEABLE THAN THE LIFE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɛɹ stɹˈɛŋθ ænd ˌæmjuːnˈɪʃən wɜːɹ ˈɛks hˈɔːstᵻd ɪn ðɪs lɐbˈɔːɹiəs dᵻfˈɛns; ðə dˈɪtʃ wʌz fˈɪld wɪððə bˈɑːdiz ʌvðə slˈeɪn ; ðeɪ səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðə fˈʊtstɛps ʌv ðɛɹ kəmpˈæniənz ; ænd ʌv ðɪs dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd vˈæŋɡɑːɹd ðə dˈɛθ wʌz mˈɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪsəbəl ðɐn ðə lˈaɪf.