text_original: They reached him at Varna, where the troops were suffering terribly from the ravages of dysentery, cholera, and malarial fever. ^ Before the orders arrived in Bulgaria, the Russians had raised the siege of Silistria and were in retreat across the Pruth.
text_transcription: THEY REACHED HIM AT VARNA WHERE THE TROOPS WERE SUFFERING TERRIBLY FROM THE RAVAGES OF DYSENTERY CHOLERA AND MALARIAL FEVER BEFORE THE ORDERS ARRIVED IN BULGARIA THE RUSSIANS HAD RAISED THE SIEGE OF CELESTIA AND WERE IN RETREAT ACROSS THE PRUDE
phonemes: ðeɪ ɹˈiːtʃt hˌɪm æt vˈɑːɹnə, wˌɛɹ ðə tɹˈuːps wɜː sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ tˈɛɹᵻbli fɹʌmðə ɹˈævɪdʒᵻz ʌv dˈɪsəntɚɹi, kˈɑːlɚɹə, ænd mælˈɛɹɪəl fˈiːvɚ. bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚz ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn bʌlɡˈɛɹiə, ðə ɹˈʌʃənz hæd ɹˈeɪzd ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv sɪlˈɪstɹiə ænd wɜːɹ ɪn ɹᵻtɹˈiːt əkɹˌɑːs ðə pɹˈuːθ.