text_original: The battle of Fontenoy had been fought and the allies defeated. The tfireatened expedi  tion of the Young Pretender to England had compelled the withdrawal of much of the English army, and fortress after fortress had fallen an easy prey to their arms.
text_transcription: THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY HAD BEEN FOUGHT AND ALLIES DEFEATED THE THREATENED EXPEDITION OF THE YOUNG PRETENDER TO ENGLAND HAD COMPELLED THE WITHDRAWAL OF MUCH OF THE ENGLISH ARMY AND FORTRESS AFTER FORTRESS HAD FALLEN IN EASY PREY TO THEIR ARMS
phonemes: ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv fˈɔntənˌɔɪ hɐdbɪn fˈɔːt ænd ðɪ ˈælaɪz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd. ðə tˈiːfˈaɪɚɹeɪʔˌn̩d ɛkspˈɛdi tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə jˈʌŋ pɹɪtˈɛndɚ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd kəmpˈɛld ðə wɪθdɹˈɔːl ʌv mˈʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi, ænd fˈɔːɹtɹəs ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹtɹəs hæd fˈɔːlən ɐn ˈiːzi pɹˈeɪ tə ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmz.