text_original: The inner wall, forty feet in height, had higher towers at regular distances ; below that at an interval of about fifty feet lay the second wall, similar but smaller, and in front of all a sort of breastwork guarded in its turn by a wide ditch.
text_transcription: THE INNER WALL FORTY FEET IN HEIGHT HAD HIGHER TOWERS AT REGULAR DISTANCES BELOW THAT AT AN INTERVAL OF ABOUT FIFTY FEET LAY THE SECOND WALL SIMILAR BUT SMALLER AND IN FRONT OF ALL A SORT OF BREASTWORK GUARDED IN ITS TURN BY A WIDE DITCH
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪnɚ wˈɔːl, fˈɔːɹɾi fˈiːt ɪn hˈaɪt, hæd hˈaɪɚ tˈaʊɚz æt ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ dˈɪstənsᵻz ; bᵻlˌoʊ ðæt æɾ ɐn ˈɪntɚvəl ʌv ɐbˌaʊt fˈɪfti fˈiːt lˈeɪ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɔːl, sˈɪmɪlɚ bˌʌt smˈɔːlɚ, ænd ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ˈɔːl ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv bɹˈɛstwɜːk ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ɪn ɪts tˈɜːn baɪ ɐ wˈaɪd dˈɪtʃ.