text_original: In March, Sir Henry Lawrence had been appointed Resident. He clearly foresaw the coming storm, and did all he could to put Lucknow in a condition of defence, but the task was not easy.
text_transcription: IN MARCH SIR HENRY LAWRENCE HAD BEEN APPOINTED RESIDENT HE CLEARLY FORESAW THE COMING STORM AND DID ALL HE COULD TO PUT LUCKNOW IN A CONDITION OF DEFENSE BUT THE TASK WAS NOT EASY
phonemes: ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ, sˌɜː hˈɛnɹi lˈɔːɹəns hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɹˈɛzᵻdənt. hiː klˈɪɹli fˈɔːɹsɔː ðə kˈʌmɪŋ stˈɔːɹm, ænd dˈɪd ˈɔːl hiː kʊd tə pˌʊt lˈʌknaʊ ɪn ɐ kəndˈɪʃən ʌv dᵻfˈɛns, bˌʌt ðə tˈæsk wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi.