text_original: And the South had the advantage of strategical position ; if they stood where they were, they won : the North could win only by crushing their resistance and captur  ing their capital. But though the initial advantages were with the South, the odds were terribly against them.
text_transcription: AND THE SOUTH HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF STRATEGICAL POSITION IF THEY STOOD WHERE THEY WERE THEY WON THE NORTH COULD ONLY WIN BY CRUSHING THEIR RESISTANCE AND CAPTURING THEIR CAPITAL BUT THOUGH THE INITIAL ADVANTAGES WERE WITH THE SOUTH THE ODDS WERE TERRIBLY AGAINST THEM
phonemes: ænd ðə sˈaʊθ hæd ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv stɹətˈiːdʒɪkəl pəzˈɪʃən ; ɪf ðeɪ stˈʊd wˈɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː, ðeɪ wˈʌn : ðə nˈɔːɹθ kʊd wˈɪn ˈoʊnli baɪ kɹˈʌʃɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ænd kˈæptɚɹ ˈɪŋ ðɛɹ kˈæpɪɾəl. bˌʌt ðˌoʊ ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz wɜː wɪððə sˈaʊθ, ðɪ ˈɑːdz wɜː tˈɛɹᵻbli ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm.