text_original: But to this in  vention they had added another. Instead of firing explosive shells, they fired from these mortars light masses of burning gun cotton, which, while it did [295] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES less damage than shells, on the other hand, by its blinding light and burning flakes, threw the de  fenders into disorder and prevented them from fir  ing effectively.
text_transcription: BUT TO THIS INVENTION THEY HAD ADDED ANOTHER INSTEAD OF FIRING EXPLOSIVE SHELLS THEY FIRED FROM THESE MORTARS LIGHT MASSES OF BURNING GUNCOTTON WHICH WHILE IT DID LESS DAMAGE THAN SHELLS ON THE OTHER HAND BY ITS BLINDING LIGHT AND BURNING FLAKES THREW THE DEFENDERS INTO DISORDER AND PREVENTED THEM FROM FIRING EFFECTIVELY
phonemes: bˌʌt tə ðɪs ɪn vˈɛnʃən ðeɪ hæd ˈædᵻd ɐnˈʌðɚ. ɪnstˈɛd ʌv fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɛksplˈoʊsɪv ʃˈɛlz, ðeɪ fˈaɪɚd fɹʌm ðiːz mˈɔːɹɾɚz lˈaɪt mˈæsᵻz ʌv bˈɜːnɪŋ ɡˈʌn kˈɑːʔn̩, wˈɪtʃ, wˌaɪl ɪt dˈɪd [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv] ðə bˈʊk ʌv fˈeɪməs sˈiːdʒᵻz lˈɛs dˈæmɪdʒ ðɐn ʃˈɛlz, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, baɪ ɪts blˈaɪndɪŋ lˈaɪt ænd bˈɜːnɪŋ flˈeɪks, θɹˈuː ðə də fˈɛndɚz ˌɪntʊ dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ ænd pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ðˌɛm fɹʌm fˈɜːɹ ˈɪŋ ɪfˈɛktɪvli.