text_original: It was easy work enough so far as England was concerned. It was on our side nothing but a succession of cheap victories. The Chinese fought very bravely in a great many in  stances ; and they showed still more often a Spartan  like resolve not to survive defeat.
text_transcription: IT WAS EASY WORK ENOUGH SO FAR AS ENGLAND WAS CONCERNED IT WAS ON OUR SIDE NOTHING BUT A SUCCESSION OF CHEAP VICTORIES THE CHINESE FOUGHT VERY BRAVELY IN A GREAT MANY INSTANCES AND THEY SHOWED STILL MORE OFTEN A SPARTAN LIKE RESOLVE NOT TO SURVIVE DEFEAT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈiːzi wˈɜːk ɪnˈʌf sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz kənsˈɜːnd. ɪt wʌz ˌɔn ˌaʊɚ sˈaɪd nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ɐ səksˈɛʃən ʌv tʃˈiːp vˈɪktɚɹiz. ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz fˈɔːt vˈɛɹi bɹˈeɪvli ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛni ɪn stˈænsᵻz ; ænd ðeɪ ʃˈoʊd stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ ˈɔfən ɐ spˈɑːɹtən lˈaɪk ɹᵻzˈɑːlv nˌɑːt tə sɚvˈaɪv dᵻfˈiːt.