text_original: " A council of war had resolved to venture on a battle, which the state of their affairs seemed to make necessary: they could not subsist where they were, nor 258 RAMILLIES AND ALMANZA be subsisted if they retired back into Valencia; so on the 14th of April, the two armies engaged in the plain of Almanza.
text_transcription: A COUNCIL OF WAR HAD RESOLVED TO VENTURE ON A BATTLE WHICH THE STATE OF THEIR AFFAIRS SEEMED TO MAKE NECESSARY THEY COULD NOT SUBSIST WHERE THEY WERE NOR BE SUBSISTED IF THEY RETIRED BACK INTO VALENCIA SO ON THE FOURTEENTH OF APRIL THE TWO ARMIES ENGAGED IN THE PLAIN OF ALMANZA
phonemes: " ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ hæd ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə vˈɛntʃɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ bˈæɾəl, wˌɪtʃ ðə stˈeɪt ʌv ðɛɹ ɐfˈɛɹz sˈiːmd tə mˌeɪk nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi: ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt sʌbsˈɪst wˈɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː, nˈɔːɹ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɹˈæmɪliz ænd ɔlmˈænzə biː sʌbsˈɪstᵻd ɪf ðeɪ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd bˈæk ˌɪntʊ vɐlˈɛnʃiə; sˌoʊ ɔnðə fˈɔːɹtiːnθ ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl, ðə tˈuː ˈɑːɹmiz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪnðə plˈeɪn ʌv ɔlmˈænzə.