text_original: The moment was well chosen. The Basuto rebellion was in full progress ; the Transvaal was almost denuded of British troops, and on December 10th some companies of the 94th were surprised and cut to pieces at Bronker's Spruit, a place about forty miles from Pretoria.
text_transcription: THE MOMENT WAS WELL CHOSEN THE BASUTO REBELLION WAS IN FULL PROGRESS THE TRANSVAU WAS ALMOST DENUDED OF BRITISH TROOPS AND ON DECEMBER TENTH SOME COMPANIES OF THE NINETY FOURTH WERE SURPRISED AND CUT TO PIECES AT BRONCHER SPRITE A PLACE ABOUT FORTY MILES FROM PRETORIA
phonemes: ðə mˈoʊmənt wʌz wˈɛl tʃˈoʊzən. ðə bæsˈuːɾoʊ ɹᵻbˈɛliən wʌz ɪn fˈʊl pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ; ðə tɹænsvˈɑːl wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst dᵻnˈuːdᵻd ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tɹˈuːps, ænd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈɛnθ sˌʌm kˈʌmpəniz ʌvðə nˈaɪnti fˈɔːɹθ wɜː sɚpɹˈaɪzd ænd kˈʌt tə pˈiːsᵻz æt bɹˈɔŋkɚz spɹˈuːt, ɐ plˈeɪs ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹɾi mˈaɪlz fɹʌm pɹɪtˈɔːɹiə.