text_original: At the first formal meeting held to deliberate on the course the Allies should adopt (March 12), he, then, took the lead.
text_transcription: AT THE FIRST FORMAL MEETING HELD TO DELIBERATE ON THE COURSE THE ALLIES SHOULD ADOPT MARCH TWELFTH HE THEN TOOK THE LEAD
phonemes: æt ðə fˈɜːst fˈɔːɹməl mˈiːɾɪŋ hˈɛld tə dᵻlˈɪbɚɹˌeɪt ɔnðə kˈɔːɹs ðɪ ˈælaɪz ʃˌʊd ɐdˈɑːpt (mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛlv), hiː, ðˈɛn, tˈʊk ðə lˈiːd.