text_original: Not only did he strengthen the outer fortifications, but caused strong barricades to be built here and there in the streets of the town so that even if the walls could be taken the defence of the place might be kept up as long as possible.
text_transcription: NOT ONLY DID HE STRENGTHEN THE OUTER FORTIFICATIONS BUT CAUSED STRONG BARRICADES TO BE BUILT HERE AND THERE IN THE STREETS OF THE TOWN SO THAT EVEN IF THE WALLS COULD BE TAKEN THE DEFENSE OF THE PLACE MIGHT BE KEPT UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli dˈɪd hiː stɹˈɛŋθən ðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz, bˌʌt kˈɔːzd stɹˈɔŋ bˈæɹɪkˌeɪdz təbi bˈɪlt hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌvðə tˈaʊn sˌoʊ ðæt ˈiːvən ɪf ðə wˈɔːlz kʊd biː tˈeɪkən ðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə plˈeɪs mˌaɪt biː kˈɛpt ˌʌp æz lˈɔŋ æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl.