text_original: So he answered one of his followers who ventured to wish for more archers. The soldiers were in sore need of encouragement, they were weakened by sickness and poor food, and a night of pouring rain before the battle did not contribute to raise their spirits.
text_transcription: SO HE ANSWERED ONE OF HIS FOLLOWERS WHO VENTURED TO WISH FOR MORE ARCHERS THE SOLDIERS WERE IN SORE NEED OF ENCOURAGEMENT THEY WERE WEAKENED BY SICKNESS AND POOR FOOD AND A NIGHT OF POURING RAIN BEFORE THE BATTLE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SPIRITS
phonemes: sˌoʊ hiː ˈænsɚd wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈɑːloʊɚz hˌuː vˈɛntʃɚd tə wˈɪʃ fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ˈɑːɹtʃɚz. ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz wɜːɹ ɪn sˈɔːɹ nˈiːd ʌv ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt, ðeɪ wɜː wˈiːkənd baɪ sˈɪknəs ænd pˈʊɹ fˈuːd, ænd ɐ nˈaɪt ʌv pˈɔːɹɪŋ ɹˈeɪn bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə bˈæɾəl dɪdnˌɑːt kəntɹˈɪbjuːt tə ɹˈeɪz ðɛɹ spˈɪɹɪts.