text_original: This was made with over a thousand wine barrels, fastened together by ropes and covered with beams and planks, so that five soldiers could walk abreast on it ; pontoons also could be attached to it, bearing cannon which could be used thus with a greater effect against the harbour wall.
text_transcription: THIS WAS MADE WITH OVER A THOUSAND WINE BARRELS FASTENED TOGETHER BY ROPES AND COVERED WITH BEAMS AND PLANKS SO THAT FIVE SOLDIERS COULD WALK ABREAST ON IT PONTOONS ALSO COULD BE ATTACHED TO IT BEARING CANNON WHICH COULD BE USED THUS WITH A GREATER EFFECT AGAINST THE HARBOR WALL
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz mˌeɪd wɪð ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ θˈaʊzənd wˈaɪn bˈæɹəlz, fˈæsənd təɡˌɛðɚ baɪ ɹˈoʊps ænd kˈʌvɚd wɪð bˈiːmz ænd plˈæŋks, sˌoʊ ðæt fˈaɪv sˈoʊldʒɚz kʊd wˈɔːk ɐbɹˈɛst ˈɔn ɪt ; pɔntˈuːnz ˈɔːlsoʊ kʊd biː ɐtˈætʃt tʊ ɪt, bˈɛɹɪŋ kˈænən wˌɪtʃ kʊd biː jˈuːzd ðˈʌs wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪfˈɛkt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ wˈɔːl.