text_original: Towards this end all energies were bent. General Anson, the Commander in Chief, was at Simla when the bad news reached him on May 12th. He collected what forces he could at Umballa, but found them insuffici  ent for the task of retaking Delhi, and unequipped either with means of transport or with siege guns. He proposed, therefore, to wait until he could march with fair prospect of success. But time was of the essence of the situation.
text_transcription: TOWARD THIS END ALL ENERGIES WERE BENT GENERAL ANSON THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF WAS AT SHIMMLA WHEN THE BAD NEWS REACHED HIM ON MAY TWELFTH HE COLLECTED WHAT FORCES HE COULD AT UMBALA BUT FOUND THEM INSUFFICIENT FOR THE TASK OF RETAKING DELHI AND UNEQUIPPED EITHER WITH MEANS OF TRANSPORT OR WITH SIEGE GUNS HE PROPOSED THEREFORE TO WAIT UNTIL HE COULD MARCH WITH FAIR PROSPECT OF SUCCESS BUT TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE OF THE SITUATION
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪs ˈɛnd ˈɔːl ˈɛnɚdʒiz wɜː bˈɛnt. dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈænsən, ðə kəmˈændɚɹ ɪn tʃˈiːf, wʌz æt sˈɪmlə wɛn ðə bˈæd nˈuːz ɹˈiːtʃt hˌɪm ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛlfθ. hiː kəlˈɛktᵻd wʌt fˈɔːɹsᵻz hiː kʊd æɾ ˈʌmbælə, bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ðˌɛm ɪnsəfˈɪsaɪ ˈɛnt fɚðə tˈæsk ʌv ɹᵻtˈeɪkɪŋ dˈɛli, ænd ʌnɪkwˈɪpt ˈiːðɚ wɪð mˈiːnz ʌv tɹˈænspɔːɹt ɔːɹ wɪð sˈiːdʒ ɡˈʌnz. hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, tə wˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl hiː kʊd mˈɑːɹtʃ wɪð fˈɛɹ pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv səksˈɛs. bˌʌt tˈaɪm wʌz ʌvðɪ ˈɛsəns ʌvðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən.