text_original: There [289] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES were countless floating and sunken mines in the waters, and they did much damage, not only to the Japanese, who lost two battleships and three cruis  ers, but to the Russians' own vessels.
text_transcription: THERE WERE COUNTLESS FLOATING AND SUNKEN MINES IN THE WATERS AND THEY DID MUCH DAMAGE NOT ONLY TO THE JAPANESE WHO LOST TWO BATTLESHIPS AND THREE CRUISERS BUT TO THE RUSSIANS OWN VESSELS
phonemes: ðˈɛɹ [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn] ðə bˈʊk ʌv fˈeɪməs sˈiːdʒᵻz wɜː kˈaʊntləs flˈoʊɾɪŋ ænd sˈʌŋkən mˈaɪnz ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚz, ænd ðeɪ dˈɪd mˈʌtʃ dˈæmɪdʒ, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tə ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz, hˌuː lˈɔst tˈuː bˈæɾəlʃˌɪps ænd θɹˈiː kɹˈuːiz ˈɜːz, bˌʌt tə ðə ɹˈʌʃənz ˈoʊn vˈɛsəlz.