text_original: At the top of the hill were some sixteen hundred men, a mob of undisciplined sharpshooters, few of whom had ever fired a shot in organized warfare. At the bottom of the hill were some four thousand of the finest troops in the world, stiffened with all the strength that prestige and practice could give them.
text_transcription: AT THE TOP OF THE HILL WERE SOME SIXTEEN HUNDRED MEN A MOB OF UNDISCIPLINED SHARPSHOOTERS FEW OF WHOM HAD EVER FIRED A SHOT IN ORGANIZED WARFARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WERE SOME FOUR THOUSAND OF THE FINEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD STIFFENED WITH ALL THE STRENGTH THAT PRESTIGE AND PRACTICE COULD GIVE THEM
phonemes: æt ðə tˈɑːp ʌvðə hˈɪl wɜː sˌʌm sˈɪkstiːn hˈʌndɹɪd mˈɛn, ɐ mˈɑːb ʌv ʌndˈɪsɪplˌɪnd ʃˈɑːɹpʃuːɾɚz, fjˈuː ʌv hˈuːm hæd ˈɛvɚ fˈaɪɚd ɐ ʃˈɑːt ɪn ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd wˈɔːɹfɛɹ. æt ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌvðə hˈɪl wɜː sˌʌm fˈɔːɹ θˈaʊzənd ʌvðə fˈaɪnɪst tɹˈuːps ɪnðə wˈɜːld, stˈɪfənd wɪð ˈɔːl ðə stɹˈɛŋθ ðæt pɹɛstˈiːʒ ænd pɹˈæktɪs kʊd ɡˈɪv ðˌɛm.