text_original: The main object of the Japanese army was to get possession of a certain fort upon the most com  manding height of all, which would enable them to place guns where they would be able to shell not only the town of Port Arthur, with its arsenals and magazines, but, especially, to destroy the Rus  sian fleet where it lay imprisoned in the harbour.
text_transcription: THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE JAPANESE ARMY WAS TO GET POSSESSION OF A CERTAIN FORT UPON THE MOST COMMANDING HEIGHT OF ALL WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO PLACE GUNS WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SHELL NOT ONLY THE TOWN OF PORT ARTHUR WITH ITS ARSENALS AND MAGAZINES BUT ESPECIALLY TO DESTROY THE RUSSIAN
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˈɑːɹmi wʌz tə ɡɛt pəzˈɛʃən əvə sˈɜːʔn̩ fˈɔːɹt əpˌɑːn ðə mˈoʊst kˈɑːm mˈændɪŋ hˈaɪt ʌv ˈɔːl, wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɛnˈeɪbəl ðˌɛm tə plˈeɪs ɡˈʌnz wˌɛɹ ðeɪ wʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tə ʃˈɛl nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə tˈaʊn ʌv pˈɔːɹt ˈɑːɹθɚ, wɪð ɪts ˈɑːɹsənəlz ænd mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz, bˌʌt, ɪspˈɛʃəli, tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðə ɹˈuːz sˈaɪən flˈiːt wˌɛɹ ɪt lˈeɪ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd ɪnðə hˈɑːɹbɚ.