text_original: But in the mean time the King's Dragoons, whom Cope had left behind him when he first started out to meet the Pretender, had steadily and persistently re  treated before the Highland advance. They had now halted — ^they can hardly be said to have made a stand — at Corstorphine, some three miles from Edinburgh, and here it was resolved to do something to stay the tide of invasion.
text_transcription: BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE KING'S DRAGOONS WHOM COPE HAD LEFT BEHIND HIM WHEN HE FIRST STARTED OUT TO MEET THE PRETENDER HAD STEADILY AND PERSISTENTLY RETREATED BEFORE THE HIGHLAND ADVANCE THEY HAD NOW HALTED THEY CAN HARDLY BE SAID TO HAVE MADE A STAND AT KOSTORFEN SOME THREE MILES FROM EDINBURGH AND HERE IT WAS RESOLVED TO DO SOMETHING TO STAY THE TIDE OF INVASION
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪnðə mˈiːn tˈaɪm ðə kˈɪŋz dɹæɡˈuːnz, hˈuːm kˈoʊp hæd lˈɛft bᵻhˌaɪnd hˌɪm wɛn hiː fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˈaʊt tə mˈiːt ðə pɹɪtˈɛndɚ, hæd stˈɛdili ænd pɚsˈɪstəntli ɹˌiː tɹˈiːɾᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə hˈaɪlənd ɐdvˈæns. ðeɪ hæd nˈaʊ hˈɔltᵻd — ðeɪ kæn hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd tə hæv mˌeɪd ɐ stˈænd — æt kˈɔːɹstɔːɹfˌiːn, sˌʌm θɹˈiː mˈaɪlz fɹʌm ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə, ænd hˈɪɹ ɪt wʌz ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ tə stˈeɪ ðə tˈaɪd ʌv ɪnvˈeɪʒən.