text_original: The Russians in retiring had fired a mine under the battery position, but it was timed too soon and did no serious damage. Nor did it stop the assaulters for a second. Through the smoke and dust they went, and Wangtai was theirs at last.
text_transcription: THE RUSSIANS IN RETIRING HAD FIRED A MINE UNDER THE BATTERY POSITION BUT IT WAS TIMED TOO SOON AND DID NO SERIOUS DAMAGE NOR DID IT STOP THE ASSAULTERS FOR A SECOND THROUGH THE SMOKE AND DUST THEY WENT AND ONE TIE WAS THEIRS AT LAST
phonemes: ðə ɹˈʌʃənz ɪn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ hæd fˈaɪɚd ɐ mˈaɪn ˌʌndɚ ðə bˈæɾɚɹi pəzˈɪʃən, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz tˈaɪmd tˈuː sˈuːn ænd dˈɪd nˈoʊ sˈɪɹiəs dˈæmɪdʒ. nˈɔːɹ dˈɪd ɪt stˈɑːp ðɪ ɐsˈɔltɚz fɚɹə sˈɛkənd. θɹuː ðə smˈoʊk ænd dˈʌst ðeɪ wˈɛnt, ænd wˈæŋɡtaɪ wʌz ðˈɛɹz æt lˈæst.