text_original: Scurvy was rampant ; but there was no lime juice, and the fresh vegetables seht from home rotted in the Transports; food, insufficient and wholly inappropriate, contributed to the prevalence of cholera and dysentery. Only the contractors grew fat.
text_transcription: SCURVY WAS RAMPANT BUT THERE WAS NO LIME JUICE AND THE FRESH VEGETABLES SENT FROM HOME ROTTED IN THE TRANSPORTS FOOD INSUFFICIENT AND WHOLLY INAPPROPRIATE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA AND DYSENTERY ONLY THE CONTRACTORS GREW FAT
phonemes: skˈɜːvi wʌz ɹˈæmpənt ; bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ lˈaɪm dʒˈuːs, ænd ðə fɹˈɛʃ vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəlz sˈeɪt fɹʌm hˈoʊm ɹˈɑːɾᵻd ɪnðə tɹˈænspɔːɹts; fˈuːd, ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt ænd hˈoʊli ˌɪnɐpɹˈoʊpɹiət, kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə pɹˈɛvələns ʌv kˈɑːlɚɹə ænd dˈɪsəntɚɹi. ˈoʊnli ðə kəntɹˈæktɚz ɡɹˈuː fˈæt.