text_original: The rear guard of this strange army consisted of ten or a dozen carts drawn by reindeer and strong mules, doubt  less meant to carry ammunition ; and the vanguard, of the giant, escorted by Hacket, who marched alone, armed with a mace and an axe, followed at a considerable dis  tance, with no small terror, by the men under command of Kennybol, who never took his eyes from him, as if anxious not to lose sight of his diabolical leader during the various transformations which he might be pleased to undergo.
text_transcription: THE RARE GUARD OF THIS STRANGE ARMY CONSISTED OF TEN OR A DOZEN CARTS DRAWN BY REINDEER AND STRONG MULES DOUBTLESS MEANT TO CARRY AMMUNITION AND THE VANGUARD OF THE GIANT ESCORTED BY HACKET WHO MARCHED ALONE ARMED WITH A MACE AND AN AXE FOLLOWED AT A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WITH NO SMALL TERROR BY THE MAN UNDER COMMAND OF CANNY BALL WHO NEVER TOOK HIS EYES FROM HIM AS IF ANXIOUS NOT TO LOSE SIGHT OF HIS DIABOLICAL LEADER DURING THE VARIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS WHICH HE MIGHT BE PLEASED TO UNDERGO
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɪɹ ɡˈɑːɹd ʌv ðɪs stɹˈeɪndʒ ˈɑːɹmi kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv tˈɛn ɔːɹ ɐ dˈʌzən kˈɑːɹts dɹˈɔːn baɪ ɹˈeɪndɪɹ ænd stɹˈɔŋ mjˈuːlz, dˈaʊt lˈɛs mˈɛnt tə kˈæɹi ˌæmjuːnˈɪʃən ; ænd ðə vˈæŋɡɑːɹd, ʌvðə dʒˈaɪənt, ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd baɪ hˈækɪt, hˌuː mˈɑːɹtʃt ɐlˈoʊn, ˈɑːɹmd wɪð ɐ mˈeɪs ænd ɐn ˈæks, fˈɑːloʊd æɾə kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl dˈɪs tˈæns, wɪð nˈoʊ smˈɔːl tˈɛɹɚ, baɪ ðə mˈɛn ˌʌndɚ kəmˈænd ʌv kˈɛnɪbˌɑːl, hˌuː nˈɛvɚ tˈʊk hɪz ˈaɪz fɹʌm hˌɪm, æz ɪf ˈæŋʃəs nˌɑːt tə lˈuːz sˈaɪt ʌv hɪz dˌaɪəbˈɑːlɪkəl lˈiːdɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vˈɛɹiəs tɹænsfɔːɹmˈeɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ hiː mˌaɪt biː plˈiːzd tʊ ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ.