text_original: Washington, closing in, offered Lord Howe, the English general then in command, the choice of evacuation or bombardment.
text_transcription: WASHINGTON CLOSING IN OFFERED LORD HOWE THE ENGLISH GENERAL THEN IN COMMAND THE CHOICE OF EVACUATION OR BOMBARDMENT
phonemes: wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, klˈoʊzɪŋ ˈɪn, ˈɔfɚd lˈɔːɹd hˈaʊ, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ðˈɛn ɪn kəmˈænd, ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌv ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt.