text_original: Alesia was perched on a high hill, and was well fortified. Not being able to reach it, Caesar built earth  works all around it, so that none, of the Gauls could pass Digitized by Google (3o) Digitized by Google ROMANS AND GAULS 31 in or out, and mounted guard so vigilantly that he baffled all the warriors who tried to break through his blockade to reach their besieged countrymen.
text_transcription: ELYSIA WAS PERCHED ON A HIGH HILL AND WAS WELL FORTIFIED NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH IT CAESAR BUILT EARTHWORKS ALL AROUND IT SO THAT NONE OF THE GAULS COULD PASS IN OR OUT AND MOUNTED GUARD SO VIGILANTLY THAT HE BAFFLED ALL THE WARRIORS WHO TRIED TO BREAK THROUGH HIS BLOCKADE TO REACH THEIR BESIEGED COUNTRYMEN
phonemes: ɐlˈiːʒə wʌz pˈɜːtʃt ˌɔn ɐ hˈaɪ hˈɪl, ænd wʌz wˈɛl fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd. nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɪt, sˈiːzɚ bˈɪlt ˈɜːθ wˈɜːks ˈɔːl ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt, sˌoʊ ðæt nˈʌn, ʌvðə ɡˈɔːlz kʊd pˈæs dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl (θɹˈiː ˈoʊ) dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl ɹˈoʊmənz ænd ɡˈɔːlz θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ɪn ɔːɹ ˈaʊt, ænd mˈaʊntᵻd ɡˈɑːɹd sˌoʊ vˈɪdʒɪləntli ðæt hiː bˈæfəld ˈɔːl ðə wˈɔːɹɪɚz hˌuː tɹˈaɪd tə bɹˈeɪk θɹuː hɪz blɑːkˈeɪd tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðɛɹ bᵻsˈiːdʒd kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn.