text_original: But as it stood on the water, and was well stored with victual and all other munitions needed for its defence, after four months had gone, Alexander, perceiving that he was wasting more time in an inglorious attempt to reduce this one city than had sufficed for most of his other conquests, resolved to offer terms to the Tyrians, and to make them those concessions which they themselves had asked.
text_transcription: BUT AS IT STOOD ON THE WATER AND WAS WELL STORED WITH VICTUAL AND ALL OTHER MUNITIONS NEEDED FOR ITS DEFENCE AFTER FOUR MONTHS HAD GONE ALEXANDER PERCEIVING THAT HE WAS WASTING MORE TIME IN AN INGLORIOUS ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THIS ONE CITY THAN HAD SUFFICED FOR MOST OF HIS OTHER CONQUESTS RESOLVED TO OFFER TERMS TO THE TYRIANS AND TO MAKE THEM THOSE CONCESSIONS WHICH THEY THEMSELVES HAD ASKED
phonemes: bˌʌt æz ɪt stˈʊd ɔnðə wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd wʌz wˈɛl stˈɔːɹd wɪð vˈɪktʃuːəl ænd ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ mjuːnˈɪʃənz nˈiːdᵻd fɔːɹ ɪts dᵻfˈɛns, ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹ mˈʌnθs hæd ɡˈɔn, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðæt hiː wʌz wˈeɪstɪŋ mˈɔːɹ tˈaɪm ɪn ɐn ɪŋɡlˈɔːɹiəs ɐtˈɛmpt tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðˈɪswˌʌn sˈɪɾi ðɐn hæd səfˈaɪst fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv hɪz ˈʌðɚ kˈɑːŋkwɛsts, ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tʊ ˈɔfɚ tˈɜːmz tə ðə tˈaɪɹiənz, ænd tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm ðoʊz kənsˈɛʃənz wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ðɛmsˈɛlvz hæd ˈæskt.