text_original: Our cooking was done in the churchyard, with that of the church patients. A shed had been put up; but our cooking was an " unco venan ted mercy," and when our beef came there was a question as to how it could be cooked — how that additional work could be done. I wrote to the Provost Marshal, stating our trouble, and the extremity of one hundred and eighty two men.
text_transcription: OUR COOKING WAS DONE IN THE CHURCHYARD WITH THAT OF THE CHURCH PATIENTS A SHED HAD BEEN PUT UP BUT OUR COOKING WAS AN UNCOVENANTED MERCY AND WHEN OUR BEEF CAME THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO HOW IT COULD BE COOKED HOW THAT ADDITIONAL WORK COULD BE DONE I WROTE TO THE PROVOST MARSHAL STATING OUR TROUBLE IN THE EXTREMITY OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO MEN
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ kˈʊkɪŋ wʌz dˈʌn ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃjɑːɹd, wɪð ðæt ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ pˈeɪʃənts. ɐ ʃˈɛd hɐdbɪn pˌʊt ˈʌp; bˌʌt ˌaʊɚ kˈʊkɪŋ wʌz æn " ʌŋkˈoʊ vˈɛnən tˈɛd mˈɜːsi," ænd wɛn ˌaʊɚ bˈiːf kˈeɪm ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kwˈɛstʃən æz tə hˌaʊ ɪt kʊd biː kˈʊkt — hˌaʊ ðæt ɐdˈɪʃənəl wˈɜːk kʊd biː dˈʌn. aɪ ɹˈoʊt tə ðə pɹˈɑːvɑːst mˈɑːɹʃəl, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ˌaʊɚ tɹˈʌbəl, ænd ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌv wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː mˈɛn.