text_original: I have passed through several narrow escapes, but then 'a miss is as good as a mile.' In the last skirmish three days ago, Dr. Walker and I were talking together, on horseback, discussing the close range the enemy had upon us with their cannon, while the shot would occasionally rattle through the trees, when an unwelcome visitor in the shape of a shell came whizzing along, and went into the ground right between our horses, tearing up the dirt at a fearful rate.
text_transcription: I HAVE PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES BUT THEN A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE IN THE LAST SKIRMISH THREE DAYS AGO DOCTOR WALKER AND I WERE TALKING TOGETHER ON HORSEBACK DISCUSSING THE CLOSE RANGE THE ENEMY HAD UPON US WITH THEIR CANNON WHILE THE SHOT WOULD OCCASIONALLY RATTLE THROUGH THE TREES WHEN AN UNWELCOME VISITOR IN THE SHAPE OF A SHELL CAME WHIZZING ALONG AND WENT INTO THE GROUND RIGHT BETWEEN OUR HORSES TEARING UP THE DIRT AT A FEARFUL RATE
phonemes: aɪ hæv pˈæst θɹuː sˈɛvɹəl nˈæɹoʊ ɛskˈeɪps, bˌʌt ðˈɛn ɐ mˈɪs ɪz æz ɡˈʊd æz ɐ mˈaɪl.ɪnðə lˈæst skˈɜːmɪʃ θɹˈiː dˈeɪz ɐɡˈoʊ, dˈɑːktɚ. wˈɔːkɚɹ ænd aɪ wɜː tˈɔːkɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ, ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk, dɪskˈʌsɪŋ ðə klˈoʊs ɹˈeɪndʒ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi hæd əpˌɑːn ˌʌs wɪð ðɛɹ kˈænən, wˌaɪl ðə ʃˈɑːt wʊd əkˈeɪʒənəli ɹˈæɾəl θɹuː ðə tɹˈiːz, wˌɛn ɐn ʌnwˈɛlkʌm vˈɪzɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə ʃˈeɪp əvə ʃˈɛl kˈeɪm wˈɪzɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋ, ænd wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɹˈaɪt bᵻtwˌiːn ˌaʊɚ hˈɔːɹsᵻz, tˈɛɹɪŋ ˌʌp ðə dˈɜːt æɾə fˈɪɹfəl ɹˈeɪt.