text_original: Thus it is told that in an attack on one of the three strong  est forts, the Japanese made their way even to the very ditch, but found this was forty five feet deep and fifty feet wide, and that their scaling ladders were too short for climbing the farther side.
text_transcription: THUS IT IS TOLD THAT IN AN ATTACK ON ONE OF THE THREE STRONGEST FORTS THE JAPANESE MADE THEIR WAY EVEN TO THE VERY DITCH BUT FOUND THIS WAS FORTY FIVE FEET DEEP AND FIFTY FEET WIDE AND THAT THEIR SCALING LADDERS WERE TOO SHORT FOR CLIMBING THE FARTHER SIDE
phonemes: ðˈʌs ɪɾ ɪz tˈoʊld ðæt ɪn ɐn ɐtˈæk ˌɔn wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː stɹˈɔŋ ˌiːˌɛstˈiː fˈɔːɹts, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz mˌeɪd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˈiːvən tə ðə vˈɛɹi dˈɪtʃ, bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ðɪs wʌz fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv fˈiːt dˈiːp ænd fˈɪfti fˈiːt wˈaɪd, ænd ðæt ðɛɹ skˈeɪlɪŋ lˈædɚz wɜː tˈuː ʃˈɔːɹt fɔːɹ klˈaɪmɪŋ ðə fˈɑːɹðɚ sˈaɪd.