text_original: I had time to reload, and the war thus begun continued from about ten o'clock in the morning until four in the afternoon. We were slow to fire, which prolonged the battle, and 60 rounds were fired, and I trust and believe that many of the bravest of the savage warriors bit the dust.
text_transcription: I HAD TIME TO RELOAD AND THE WAR THUS BEGUN CONTINUED FROM ABOUT TEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING UNTIL FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON WE WERE SLOW TO FIRE WHICH PROLONGED THE BATTLE AND SIXTY ROUNDS WERE FIRED AND I TRUST AND BELIEF THAT MANY OF THE BRAVEST OF THE SAVAGE WARRIORS BIT THE DUST
phonemes: aɪ hæd tˈaɪm tə ɹᵻlˈoʊd, ænd ðə wˈɔːɹ ðˈʌs bɪɡˈʌn kəntˈɪnjuːd fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt tˈɛn əklˈɑːk ɪnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌntˈɪl fˈɔːɹ ɪnðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn. wiː wɜː slˈoʊ tə fˈaɪɚ, wˌɪtʃ pɹəlˈɔŋd ðə bˈæɾəl, ænd sˈɪksti ɹˈaʊndz wɜː fˈaɪɚd, ænd aɪ tɹˈʌst ænd bᵻlˈiːv ðæt mˈɛnɪəv ðə bɹˈeɪvɪst ʌvðə sˈævɪdʒ wˈɔːɹɪɚz bˈɪt ðə dˈʌst.