text_original: These were prepared so that when they burst in the air they broke into masses of slowly falling stars, which, as Villiers, the war correspondent, writes, were bright enough to make the moonlight look gray. Consequently, the night attacks became nearly as costly as those made in broad daylight.
text_transcription: THESE WERE PREPARED SO THAT WHEN THEY BURST IN THE AIR THEY BROKE INTO MASSES OF SLOWLY FALLING STARS WHICH AS VILLIERS THE WAR CORRESPONDENT WRITES WERE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE MOONLIGHT LOOK GREY CONSEQUENTLY THE NIGHT ATTACKS BECAME NEARLY AS COSTLY AS THOSE MADE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
phonemes: ðiːz wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹd sˌoʊ ðæt wɛn ðeɪ bˈɜːst ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ ðeɪ bɹˈoʊk ˌɪntʊ mˈæsᵻz ʌv slˈoʊli fˈɔːlɪŋ stˈɑːɹz, wˈɪtʃ, æz vˈɪlɪɹz, ðə wˈɔːɹ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt, ɹˈaɪts, wɜː bɹˈaɪt ɪnˈʌf tə mˌeɪk ðə mˈuːnlaɪt lˈʊk ɡɹˈeɪ. kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli, ðə nˈaɪt ɐtˈæks bɪkˌeɪm nˌɪɹli æz kˈɔstli æz ðoʊz mˌeɪd ɪn bɹˈɔːd dˈeɪlaɪt.