text_original: With regiment after regiment quietly disbanding as their term of service expired; with a plentiful lack of powder, of arms, of provisions, of uniforms; with a force that at moments threatened to dissolve into nothingness and leave him with a handful of generals alone beneath his insurgent flag, Washington never allowed the enemy, and seldom allowed a friend, to guess how near at times he came to despair.
text_transcription: WITH REGIMENT AFTER REGIMENT QUIETLY DISBANDING AS THEIR TERM OF SERVICE EXPIRED WITH A PLENTIFUL LACK OF POWDER OF ARMS OF PROVISIONS OF UNIFORMS WITH A FORCE THAT AT MOMENTS THREATENED TO DISSOLVE INTO NOTHINGNESS AND LEAVE HIM WITH A HANDFUL OF GENERALS ALONE BENEATH HIS INSURGENT FLAG WASHINGTON NEVER ALLOWED THE ENEMY AND SELDOM ALLOWED A FRIEND TO GUESS HOW NEAR AT TIMES HE CAME TO DESPAIR
phonemes: wɪð ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ˈæftɚ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt kwˈaɪətli dɪsbˈændɪŋ æz ðɛɹ tˈɜːm ʌv sˈɜːvɪs ɛkspˈaɪɚd; wɪð ɐ plˈɛntifəl lˈæk ʌv pˈaʊdɚ, ʌv ˈɑːɹmz, ʌv pɹəvˈɪʒənz, ʌv jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹmz; wɪð ɐ fˈɔːɹs ðæt æt mˈoʊmənts θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə dɪsˈɑːlv ˌɪntʊ nˈʌθɪŋnəs ænd lˈiːv hˌɪm wɪð ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz ɐlˈoʊn bᵻnˌiːθ hɪz ɪnsˈɜːdʒənt flˈæɡ, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən nˈɛvɚɹ ɐlˈaʊd ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ænd sˈɛldəm ɐlˈaʊd ɐ fɹˈɛnd, tə ɡˈɛs hˌaʊ nˌɪɹ æt tˈaɪmz hiː kˈeɪm tə dᵻspˈɛɹ.