text_original: Mean  while, though the forces sent out from the town were generally successful, now and then they lost a few men ; and this they could not afford, since the Turks had twenty men to their one, without counting the labourers who were digging the trenches.
text_transcription: MEANWHILE THOUGH THE FORCES SENT OUT FROM THE TOWN WERE GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL NOW AND THEN THEY LOST A FEW MEN AND THIS THEY COULD NOT AFFORD SINCE THE TURKS HAD TWENTY MEN TO THEIR ONE WITHOUT COUNTING THE LABORERS WHO WERE DIGGING THE TRENCHES
phonemes: mˈiːn wˈaɪl, ðˌoʊ ðə fˈɔːɹsᵻz sˈɛnt ˈaʊt fɹʌmðə tˈaʊn wɜː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli səksˈɛsfəl, nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn ðeɪ lˈɔst ɐ fjˈuː mˈɛn ; ænd ðɪs ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɐfˈɔːɹd, sˈɪns ðə tˈɜːks hæd twˈɛnti mˈɛn tə ðɛɹ wˌʌn, wɪðˌaʊt kˈaʊntɪŋ ðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚz hˌuː wɜː dˈɪɡɪŋ ðə tɹˈɛntʃᵻz.