text_original: Like swarms of ants the black bunches of men worked slowly upward in the direction of the battery position upon the crest, which all the time resembled the crater of an active volcano, from bursting shrapnel and heavier shells.
text_transcription: LIKE SWARMS OF ANTS THE BLACK BUNCHES OF MEN WORKED SLOWLY UPWARD IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BATTERY POSITION UPON THE CREST WHICH ALL THE TIME RESEMBLED THE CRATER OF AN ACTIVE VOLCANO FROM BURSTING SHRAPNEL AND HEAVIER SHELLS
phonemes: lˈaɪk swˈɔːɹmz ʌv ˈænts ðə blˈæk bˈʌntʃᵻz ʌv mˈɛn wˈɜːkt slˈoʊli ˈʌpwɚd ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌvðə bˈæɾɚɹi pəzˈɪʃən əpˌɑːn ðə kɹˈɛst, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ðə kɹˈeɪɾɚɹ əvən ˈæktɪv vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊ, fɹʌm bˈɜːstɪŋ ʃɹˈæpnəl ænd hˈɛviɚ ʃˈɛlz.