text_original: The allied armies now had at that place and time a number of about fifty two thousand fighting men, but Tallard was strongly intrenched, and in the matter of artillery was much stronger than his opponents. The French were still anxious to avoid, at all events to postpone, a great engagement, which it was Marl  borough's determination to force on them at once. This resolve was Marlborough's own policy altogether.
text_transcription: THE ALLIED ARMIES NOW HAD AT THAT PLACE AND TIME A NUMBER OF ABOUT FIFTY TWO THOUSAND FIGHTING MEN BUT TOULARRE WAS STRONGLY INTRENCHED AND IN A MATTER OF ARTILLERY WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN HIS OPPONENTS THE FRENCH WERE STILL ANXIOUS TO AVOID AT ALL EVENTS TO POSTPONE A GREAT ENGAGEMENT WHICH IT WAS MARLBOROUGH'S DETERMINATION TO FORCE ON THEM AT ONCE THIS RESOLVE WAS MARLBOROUGH'S OWN POLICY ALTOGETHER
phonemes: ðɪ ˈælaɪd ˈɑːɹmiz nˈaʊ hæd æt ðæt plˈeɪs ænd tˈaɪm ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɐbˌaʊt fˈɪfti tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪɾɪŋ mˈɛn, bˌʌt tˈælɑːɹd wʌz stɹˈɔŋli ɪntɹˈɛntʃt, ænd ɪnðə mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi wʌz mˈʌtʃ stɹˈɔŋɡɚ ðɐn hɪz əpˈoʊnənts. ðə fɹˈɛntʃ wɜː stˈɪl ˈæŋʃəs tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd, æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts tə poʊstpˈoʊn, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt, wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz mˈɑːɹl bˈʌɹoʊz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə fˈɔːɹs ˌɔn ðˌɛm ɐtwˈʌns. ðɪs ɹᵻzˈɑːlv wʌz mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz ˈoʊn pˈɑːlɪsi ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ.