text_original: Streets were barricaded; from the high windows of houses stones were hurled down and volleys of musketry were fired; crowds of armed men, and even sometimes of armed women, met the invaders in the street itself and disputed their progress inch by inch.
text_transcription: STREETS WERE BARRICADED FROM THE HIGH WINDOWS OF HOUSES STONES WERE HURLED DOWN AND VOLLEYS OF MUSKETRY WERE FIRED CROWDS OF ARMED MEN AND EVEN SOMETIMES OF ARMED WOMEN MET THE INVADERS IN THE STREET ITSELF AND DISPUTED THEIR PROGRESS INCH BY INCH
phonemes: stɹˈiːts wɜː bˈæɹɪkˌeɪdᵻd; fɹʌmðə hˈaɪ wˈɪndoʊz ʌv hˈaʊzᵻz stˈoʊnz wɜː hˈɜːld dˌaʊn ænd vˈɑːliz ʌv mˈʌskɪtɹi wɜː fˈaɪɚd; kɹˈaʊdz ʌv ˈɑːɹmd mˈɛn, ænd ˈiːvən sˈʌmtaɪmz ʌv ˈɑːɹmd wˈɪmɪn, mˈɛt ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz ɪnðə stɹˈiːt ɪtsˈɛlf ænd dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd ðɛɹ pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ˈɪntʃ baɪ ˈɪntʃ.