text_original: These huge guns, however, were still of a very unwieldy nature : they were not on wheels, but had to be embedded in the ground and fired always in the same direction ; they threw huge stone balls which did enormous damage, but as a rule could not be fired more than seven times a day.
text_transcription: THESE HUGE GUNS HOWEVER WERE STILL OF A VERY UNWIELDY NATURE THEY WERE NOT ON WHEELS BUT HAD TO BE EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND AND FIRED ALWAYS IN THE SAME DIRECTION THEY THREW HUGE STONE BALLS WHICH DID ENORMOUS DAMAGE BUT AS A RULE COULD NOT BE FIRED MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES A DAY
phonemes: ðiːz hjˈuːdʒ ɡˈʌnz, haʊˈɛvɚ, wɜː stˈɪl əvə vˈɛɹi ʌnwˈiːldi nˈeɪtʃɚ : ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ˌɔn wˈiːlz, bˌʌt hædtə biː ɛmbˈɛdᵻd ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd fˈaɪɚd ˈɔːlweɪz ɪnðə sˈeɪm dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ; ðeɪ θɹˈuː hjˈuːdʒ stˈoʊn bˈɔːlz wˌɪtʃ dˈɪd ɪnˈɔːɹməs dˈæmɪdʒ, bˌʌt æz ɐ ɹˈuːl kʊd nˌɑːt biː fˈaɪɚd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn sˈɛvən tˈaɪmz ɐ dˈeɪ.