text_original: The defence of the citadel was made memorable by the skiU, audacity, and pertinacity with which the besieged garrison turned to account the use and the explosion of subterranean mines to destroy successive parties of assailants.
text_transcription: THE DEFENSE OF THE CITADEL WAS MADE MEMORABLE BY THE SKILL AUDACITY AND PERTINACITY WITH WHICH THE BESIEGED GARRISON TURNED TO ACCOUNT THE USE AND THE EXPLOSION OF SUBTERRANEAN MINES TO DESTROY SUCCESSIVE PARTIES OF ASSAILANTS
phonemes: ðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə sˈɪɾədˌɛl wʌz mˌeɪd mˈɛmɚɹəbəl baɪ ðə skˈiː jˈuː, ɔːdˈæsᵻɾi, ænd pˌɜːtɪnˈæsᵻɾi wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒd ɡˈæɹɪsən tˈɜːnd tʊ ɐkˈaʊnt ðə jˈuːs ænd ðɪ ɛksplˈoʊʒən ʌv sˌʌbtɪɹˈeɪniən mˈaɪnz tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ səksˈɛsɪv pˈɑːɹɾiz ʌv ɐsˈeɪlənts.