text_original: After that hostilities were inevitable. The next year Washing  ton, then lieutenant colonel, led a small force to the fron  tier, and fired the first shot against the enemy. It is cu  rious to think of all the results that followed from that first shot.
text_transcription: AFTER THAT HOSTILITIES WERE INEVITABLE THE NEXT YEAR WASHINGTON THEN LIEUTENANT COLONEL LED A SMALL FORCE TO THE FRONTIER AND FIRED THE FIRST SHOT AGAINST THE ENEMY IT IS CURIOUS TO THINK OF ALL THE RESULTS THAT FOLLOWED FROM THAT FIRST SHOT
phonemes: ˈæftɚ ðæt hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz wɜːɹ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl. ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ wˈɑːʃɪŋ tˈʌn, ðˈɛn luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl, lˈɛd ɐ smˈɔːl fˈɔːɹs tə ðə fɹˈɑːn tˈɪɹ, ænd fˈaɪɚd ðə fˈɜːst ʃˈɑːt ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛnəmi. ɪɾ ɪz kˈuː ɹɪˈuːz tə θˈɪŋk ʌv ˈɔːl ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts ðæt fˈɑːloʊd fɹʌm ðæt fˈɜːst ʃˈɑːt.