text_original: Then both the two chief powers, knowing that a war of reprisals was imminent, took to fortifying their frontier.
text_transcription: THEN BOTH THE TWO CHIEF POWERS KNOWING THAT A WAR OF REPRISALS WAS IMMINENT TOOK TO FORTIFYING THEIR FRONTIER
phonemes: ðˈɛn bˈoʊθ ðə tˈuː tʃˈiːf pˈaʊɚz, nˈoʊɪŋ ðˌæɾə wˈɔːɹ ʌv ɹᵻpɹˈaɪzəlz wʌz ˈɪmɪnənt, tˈʊk tə fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ðɛɹ fɹʌntˈɪɹ.