text_original: A bombardment followed in which on both sides were employed not only ancient but modern artil  lery. The walls were subjected at the same time to the blows of great battering rams, to stones flung from catapults, and to shot and shell from the heavi  est cannon that up to that time had been con  [203] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES structed. These cannon had been drawn to the siege on enormous platforms dragged by long trains of yoked oxen.
text_transcription: A BOMBARDMENT FOLLOWED IN WHICH ON BOTH SIDES WERE EMPLOYED NOT ONLY ANCIENT BUT MODERN ARTILLERY THE WALLS WERE SUBJECTED AT THE SAME TIME TO THE BLOWS OF GREAT BATTERING RAMS TO STONES FLUNG FROM CATAPULTS AND TO SHOT AND SHELL FROM THE HEAVIEST CANNON THAT UP TO THAT TIME HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED THESE CANNON HAD BEEN DRAWN TO THE SIEGE ON ENORMOUS PLATFORMS DRAGGED BY LONG TRAINS OF YOKED OXEN
phonemes: ɐ bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt fˈɑːloʊd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ˈeɪntʃənt bˌʌt mˈɑːdɚn ɑːɹtˈɪl lˈɜːɹi. ðə wˈɔːlz wɜː sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm tə ðə blˈoʊz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bˈæɾɚɹɪŋ ɹˈæmz, tə stˈoʊnz flˈʌŋ fɹʌm kˈæɾɐpˌʌlts, ænd tə ʃˈɑːt ænd ʃˈɛl fɹʌmðə hˈɛvi ˌiːˌɛstˈiː kˈænən ðæt ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm hɐdbɪn kˈɑːn  [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː] ðə bˈʊk ʌv fˈeɪməs sˈiːdʒᵻz stɹˈʌktᵻd. ðiːz kˈænən hɐdbɪn dɹˈɔːn tə ðə sˈiːdʒ ˌɔn ɪnˈɔːɹməs plˈætfɔːɹmz dɹˈæɡd baɪ lˈɔŋ tɹˈeɪnz ʌv jˈoʊkt ˈɑːksən.