text_original: Their long pikes, bayonets, and partisans were now useless ; swords and hatchets alone gleamed above their heads, and many of the combatants, in their hand  to hand struggle, could use no other weapon than their dagger or their teeth.
text_transcription: THEIR LONG PIKES BAYONETS AND PARTISANS WERE NOW USELESS SWORDS AND HATCHETS ALONE GLEAMED ABOVE THEIR HEADS AND MANY OF THE COMBATANTS IN THEIR HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE COULD USE NO OTHER WEAPON THAN THEIR DAGGER OR THEIR TEETH
phonemes: ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ pˈaɪks, bˈeɪənˌɛts, ænd pˈɑːɹɾɪsənz wɜː nˈaʊ jˈuːzləs ; sˈɔːɹdz ænd hˈætʃɪts ɐlˈoʊn ɡlˈiːmd əbˌʌv ðɛɹ hˈɛdz, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðə kˈɑːmbætənts, ɪn ðɛɹ hˈænd tə hˈænd stɹˈʌɡəl, kʊd jˈuːz nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ wˈɛpən ðɐn ðɛɹ dˈæɡɚ ɔːɹ ðɛɹ tˈiːθ.