text_original: Thus fell the second of the outlying de  fences of the great Wangtai fort. The Japanese had already advanced close to this last stronghold, and had even succeeded in mining the trenches in front of it, at the foot of the hill whose crest it occupied.
text_transcription: THUS FELL THE SECOND OF THE OUTLYING DEFENSES OF THE GREAT WANG TI FORT THE JAPANESE HAD ALREADY ADVANCED CLOSE TO THIS LAST STRONGHOLD AND HAD EVEN SUCCEEDED IN MINING THE TRENCHES IN FRONT OF IT AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL WHOSE CREST IT OCCUPIED
phonemes: ðˈʌs fˈɛl ðə sˈɛkənd ʌvðɪ aʊtlˈaɪɪŋ də fˈɛnsᵻz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈæŋɡtaɪ fˈɔːɹt. ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐdvˈænst klˈoʊs tə ðɪs lˈæst stɹˈɔŋhoʊld, ænd hæd ˈiːvən səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn mˈaɪnɪŋ ðə tɹˈɛntʃᵻz ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ɪt, æt ðə fˈʊt ʌvðə hˈɪl hˌuːz kɹˈɛst ɪɾ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd.