text_original: The roads were almost impassable, and as a skillful driver and two good horsgs used their best efforts to take us from place to place, I felt like a thief; that ambulance ought to be at the front, and us with it, or on our knees pleading for the men wliose breasts were a living wall between us and danger, between Liberty and her deadly foes.
text_transcription: THE ROADS WERE ALMOST IMPASSABLE AND AS A SKILFUL DRIVER AND TWO GOOD HORSES USED THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO TAKE US FROM PLACE TO PLACE I FELT LIKE A THIEF THAT AMBULANCE OUGHT TO BE AT THE FRONT AND US WITH IT OR ON OUR KNEES PLEADING FOR THE MEN WHOSE BREASTS WERE A LIVING WALL BETWEEN US AND DANGER BETWEEN LIBERTY AND HER DEADLY FOES
phonemes: ðə ɹˈoʊdz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈæsəbəl, ænd æz ɐ skˈɪlfəl dɹˈaɪvɚ ænd tˈuː ɡˈʊd hˈɔːɹsɡz jˈuːzd ðɛɹ bˈɛst ˈɛfɚts tə tˈeɪk ˌʌs fɹʌm plˈeɪs tə plˈeɪs, aɪ fˈɛlt lˈaɪk ɐ θˈiːf; ðæt ˈæmbjʊləns ˈɔːt təbi æt ðə fɹˈʌnt, ænd ˌʌs wɪð ɪt, ɔːɹ ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ nˈiːz plˈiːdɪŋ fɚðə mˈɛn dˈʌbəljˌuːlɪˈoʊs bɹˈɛsts wɜːɹ ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ wˈɔːl bᵻtwˌiːn ˌʌs ænd dˈeɪndʒɚ, bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɪbɚɾi ænd hɜː dˈɛdli fˈoʊz.