text_original: DBy October 7th the Japanese had taken the outer ring of forts, but had convinced themselves that it would be impossible to take the stronger forts by means of direct attacks.
text_transcription: BY OCTOBER SEVENTH THE JAPANESE HAD TAKEN THE OUTER RING OF FORTS BUT HAD CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE STRONGER FORTS BY MEANS OF DIRECT ATTACKS
phonemes: dˌiːbˌiːwˈaɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ sˈɛvənθ ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz hæd tˈeɪkən ðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ ɹˈɪŋ ʌv fˈɔːɹts, bˌʌt hæd kənvˈɪnst ðɛmsˈɛlvz ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə tˈeɪk ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɚ fˈɔːɹts baɪ mˈiːnz ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐtˈæks.