text_original: No better choice could have been made. In January, 1868, Napier landed near Massowah, at the head of a force of 12,000 men, of whom two thirds were drawn from the Indian army.
text_transcription: NO BETTER CHOICE COULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT NAPIER LANDED NEAR MASAOWA AT THE HEAD OF A FORCE OF TWELVE THOUSAND MEN OF WHOM TWO THIRDS WERE DRAWN FROM THE INDIAN ARMY
phonemes: nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ tʃˈɔɪs kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn mˈeɪd. ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, nˈeɪpiɚ lˈændᵻd nˌɪɹ mˈæsoʊə, æt ðə hˈɛd əvə fˈɔːɹs ʌv twˈɛlv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, ʌv hˈuːm tˈuː θˈɜːdz wɜː dɹˈɔːn fɹʌmðɪ ˈɪndiən ˈɑːɹmi.