text_original: By November, however, he was ready to advance from Firozpur with an army of 20,000 men ; and on the 22nd a dearly bought victory at Rdm  nagar enabled him to effect a crossing of the Chenab. It was an inauspicious beginning and there was woi*sc to come.
text_transcription: BY NOVEMBER HOWEVER HE WAS READY TO ADVANCE FROM FRAZPOOR WITH AN ARMY OF TWENTY THOUSAND MEN AND ON THE TWENTY SECOND A DEARLY BOUGHT VICTORY AT AMBROMNAGAR ENABLED HIM TO EFFECT A CROSSING OF THE CHINAB IT WAS AN INAUSPICIOUS BEGINNING AND THERE WAS WORSE TO COME
phonemes: baɪ noʊvˈɛmbɚ, haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː wʌz ɹˈɛdi tʊ ɐdvˈæns fɹʌm fˈɪɹəzpˌʊɹ wɪð ɐn ˈɑːɹmi ʌv twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn ; ænd ɔnðə twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd ɐ dˈɪɹli bˈɔːt vˈɪktɚɹi æɾ ˌɑːɹdˌiːˈɛm nˈæɡɚɹ ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ɐ kɹˈɔsɪŋ ʌvðə tʃˈɛnæb. ɪt wʌz ɐn ɪnɔːspˈɪʃəs bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈɔɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˌɛssˈiː tə kˈʌm.