text_original: Before midsummer it burst. About the middle of June the news reached England that the Sepoy army had mutinied in India, and that thousands of English lives, women's and children's no less than men's, were at the mercy of a pitiless and treacherous foe.
text_transcription: BEFORE MIDSUMMER IT BURST ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF JUNE THE NEWS REACHED ENGLAND THAT THE SEPOY ARMY HAD MUTINIED IN INDIA AND THAT THOUSANDS OF ENGLISH LIVES WOMEN'S AND CHILDRENS NO LESS THAN MEN'S WERE AT THE MERCY OF A PITILESS AND TREACHEROUS FOE
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˈɪdsʌmɚɹ ɪt bˈɜːst. ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv dʒˈuːn ðə nˈuːz ɹˈiːtʃt ˈɪŋɡlənd ðætðə sˈiːpɔɪ ˈɑːɹmi hæd mjˈuːtɪnid ɪn ˈɪndiə, ænd ðæt θˈaʊzəndz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈaɪvz, wˈɪmɪnz ænd tʃˈɪldɹənz nˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn mˈɛnz, wɜːɹ æt ðə mˈɜːsi əvə pˈɪɾiləs ænd tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs fˈoʊ.