text_original: But, in spite of their bravery (and Villiers says that the Japanese never retired) , sometimes only a tenth of the attack  ing party succeeded in getting so near the forts that they were below the guns and protected in the deep ditches.
text_transcription: BUT IN SPITE OF THEIR BRAVERY AND VILLIAS SAYS THAT THE JAPANESE NEVER RETIRED SOMETIMES ONLY A TENTH OF THE ATTACKING PARTY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING SO NEAR THE FORTS THAT THEY WERE BELOW THE GUNS AND PROTECTED IN THE DEEP DITCHES
phonemes: bˌʌt, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ðɛɹ bɹˈeɪvɚɹi (ænd vˈɪlɪɹz sˈɛz ðætðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz nˈɛvɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd) , sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈoʊnli ɐ tˈɛnθ ʌvðɪ ɐtˈæk ˈɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾi səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɡˌɛɾɪŋ sˌoʊ nˌɪɹ ðə fˈɔːɹts ðæt ðeɪ wɜː bᵻlˌoʊ ðə ɡˈʌnz ænd pɹətˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə dˈiːp dˈɪtʃᵻz.