text_original: The earliest at  tacks during these months were made by small bodies spread wide over the slopes, but these showed that it was impossible for the bravest troops to live under the fire of the machine guns, which poured their shot in a thick rain upon everything that came within range.
text_transcription: THE EARLIEST ATTACKS DURING THESE MONTHS WERE MADE BY SMALL BODIES SPREAD WIDE OVER THE SLOPES BUT THESE SHOWED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE BRAVEST TROOPS TO LIVE UNDER THE FIRE OF THE MACHINE GUNS WHICH POURED THEIR SHOT IN A THICK RAIN UPON EVERYTHING THAT CAME WITHIN RANGE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst æt tˈæks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz mˈʌnθs wɜː mˌeɪd baɪ smˈɔːl bˈɑːdiz spɹˈɛd wˈaɪd ˌoʊvɚ ðə slˈoʊps, bˌʌt ðiːz ʃˈoʊd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɚðə bɹˈeɪvɪst tɹˈuːps tə lˈɪv ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈaɪɚɹ ʌvðə məʃˈiːn ɡˈʌnz, wˌɪtʃ pˈɔːɹd ðɛɹ ʃˈɑːt ɪn ɐ θˈɪk ɹˈeɪn əpˌɑːn ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðæt kˈeɪm wɪðˌɪn ɹˈeɪndʒ.