text_original: By September 4th Port Arthur was left to itself, be  sieged by eighty thousand Japanese, without hope of aid from outside — the only army within reach having been beaten or driven away about the middle of June.
text_transcription: BY SEPTEMBER FOURTH PORT ARTHUR WAS LEFT TO ITSELF BESIEGED BY EIGHTY THOUSAND JAPANESE WITHOUT HOPE OF AID FROM OUTSIDE THE ONLY ARMY WITHIN REACH HAVING BEEN BEATEN OR DRIVEN AWAY ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF JUNE
phonemes: baɪ sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈɔːɹθ pˈɔːɹt ˈɑːɹθɚ wʌz lˈɛft tʊ ɪtsˈɛlf, biː sˈiːdʒd baɪ ˈeɪɾi θˈaʊzənd dʒˌæpənˈiːz, wɪðˌaʊt hˈoʊp ʌv ˈeɪd fɹʌm aʊtsˈaɪd — ðɪ ˈoʊnli ˈɑːɹmi wɪðˌɪn ɹˈiːtʃ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˈiːʔn̩ ɔːɹ dɹˈɪvən ɐwˈeɪ ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv dʒˈuːn.