text_original: So many were the forts, and so fre  quent the attacks made upon them during August [291 ] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES and September, that it is impossible to give here even a list of them. The attacks would be watched by the Japanese from their own lines of batteries, and were vigor  ously supported by artillery fire.
text_transcription: SO MANY WERE THE FORTS AND SO FREQUENT THE ATTACKS MADE UPON THEM DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE HERE EVEN A LIST OF THEM THE ATTACKS WOULD BE WATCHED BY THE JAPANESE FROM THEIR OWN LINES OF BATTERIES AND WERE VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY FIRE
phonemes: sˌoʊ mˈɛni wɜː ðə fˈɔːɹts, ænd sˌoʊ fɹˈiː kwˈɛnt ðɪ ɐtˈæks mˌeɪd əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɔːɡəst [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ] ðə bˈʊk ʌv fˈeɪməs sˈiːdʒᵻz ænd sɛptˈɛmbɚ, ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɡˈɪv hˈɪɹ ˈiːvən ɐ lˈɪst ʌv ðˌɛm. ðɪ ɐtˈæks wʊd biː wˈɑːtʃt baɪ ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz fɹʌm ðɛɹ ˈoʊn lˈaɪnz ʌv bˈæɾɚɹiz, ænd wɜː vˈɪɡɚɹ ˈaʊsli səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd baɪ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi fˈaɪɚ.