text_original: Digging their great trenches parallel to the mountain fortress, and by night carrying forward the saps, or trenches, toward the fort, the Japanese had approached, by the middle of December, near to the two strong forts that alone remained untaken of all those defending the approaches to the chief stronghold.
text_transcription: DIGGING THEIR GREAT TRENCHES PARALLEL TO THE MOUNTAIN FORTRESS AND BY NIGHT CARRYING FORWARD THE SAPS OR TRENCHES TOWARD THE FORT THE JAPANESE HAD APPROACHED BY THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER NEAR TO THE TWO STRONG FORTS THAT ALONE REMAINED UNTAKEN OF ALL THOSE DEFENDING THE APPROACHES TO THE CHIEF STRONGHOLD
phonemes: dˈɪɡɪŋ ðɛɹ ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈɛntʃᵻz pˈæɹəlˌɛl tə ðə mˈaʊntɪn fˈɔːɹtɹəs, ænd baɪ nˈaɪt kˈæɹiɪŋ fˈɔːɹwɚd ðə sˈæps, ɔːɹ tɹˈɛntʃᵻz, təwˈɔːɹd ðə fˈɔːɹt, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz hæd ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt, baɪ ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, nˌɪɹ tə ðə tˈuː stɹˈɔŋ fˈɔːɹts ðæt ɐlˈoʊn ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌntˈeɪkən ʌv ˈɔːl ðoʊz dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz tə ðə tʃˈiːf stɹˈɔŋhoʊld.