text_original: The defences were still strong and the defenders were determined. Again and again the besiegers hurled themselves against the stockade, again and again they were beaten off. It seemed as though the city might still be saved, when two disastrous accidents decided the fate of the day.
text_transcription: THE DEFENCES WERE STILL STRONG AND THE DEFENDERS WERE DETERMINED AGAIN AND AGAIN THE BESIEGERS HURLED THEMSELVES AGAINST THE STOCKADE AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY WERE BEATEN OFF IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE CITY MIGHT STILL BE SAVED WHEN TWO DISASTROUS ACCIDENTS DECIDED THE FATE OF THE DAY
phonemes: ðə dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz wɜː stˈɪl stɹˈɔŋ ænd ðə dᵻfˈɛndɚz wɜː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd. ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɚz hˈɜːld ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə stˈɑːkeɪd, ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ðeɪ wɜː bˈiːʔn̩ ˈɔf. ɪt sˈiːmd æz ðˌoʊ ðə sˈɪɾi mˌaɪt stˈɪl biː sˈeɪvd, wˌɛn tˈuː dɪzˈæstɹəs ˈæksɪdənts dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðə fˈeɪt ʌvðə dˈeɪ.