text_original: The Emperor's forces worked hard on their side. All night they toiled at repairing the damages made by this machine on their defences, and succeeded at last in blowing up the turret itself by barrels of gunpowder placed in the ditch.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR'S FORCES WORKED HARD ON THEIR SIDE ALL NIGHT THEY TOILED AT REPAIRING THE DAMAGES DONE BY THIS MACHINE ON THEIR DEFENCES AND SUCCEEDED AT LAST IN BLOWING UP THE TURRET ITSELF BY BARRELS OF GUNPOWDER PLACED IN THE DITCH
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz fˈɔːɹsᵻz wˈɜːkt hˈɑːɹd ˌɔn ðɛɹ sˈaɪd. ˈɔːl nˈaɪt ðeɪ tˈɔɪld æt ɹᵻpˈɛɹɪŋ ðə dˈæmɪdʒᵻz mˌeɪd baɪ ðɪs məʃˈiːn ˌɔn ðɛɹ dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz, ænd səksˈiːdᵻd æt lˈæst ɪn blˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ðə tˈɜːɹɪt ɪtsˈɛlf baɪ bˈæɹəlz ʌv ɡˈʌnpaʊdɚ plˈeɪst ɪnðə dˈɪtʃ.