text_original: They had indeed inflicted terrible suffering upon the besiegers. But the besiegei s had command of the sea, and the sea could bring them both reinforcements and supplies.
text_transcription: THEY HAD INDEED INFLICTED TERRIBLE SUFFERING UPON THE BESIEGERS BUT THE BESIEGERS HAD COMMAND OF THE SEA AND THE SEA COULD BRING THEM BOTH REINFORCEMENTS AND SUPPLIES
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd ˌɪndˈiːd ɪnflˈɪktᵻd tˈɛɹᵻbəl sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɚz. bˌʌt ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒaɪ ˈɛs hæd kəmˈænd ʌvðə sˈiː, ænd ðə sˈiː kʊd bɹˈɪŋ ðˌɛm bˈoʊθ ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹsmənts ænd səplˈaɪz.