text_original: It took him nearly a fortnight to accomplish this work, but once he had begun, the end of the struggle was not long 1708 9 STANHOPE SECURES PORT MAHON. 33 delayed, and within four days Port Mahon was occupied by the troops of the Allies.
text_transcription: AND IT TOOK HIM NEARLY A FORTNIGHT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK BUT ONCE HE HAD BEGUN THE END OF THE STRUGGLE WAS NOT LONG DELAYED AND WITHIN FOUR DAYS PORTMANN WAS OCCUPIED BY THE TROOPS OF THE ALLIES
phonemes: ɪt tˈʊk hˌɪm nˌɪɹli ɐ fˈɔːɹtnaɪt tʊ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ ðɪs wˈɜːk, bˌʌt wˈʌns hiː hæd bɪɡˈʌn, ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə stɹˈʌɡəl wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt nˈaɪn stˈænhoʊp sᵻkjˈʊɹz pˈɔːɹt mˈæhɑːn. θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː dᵻlˈeɪd, ænd wɪðˌɪn fˈɔːɹ dˈeɪz pˈɔːɹt mˈæhɑːn wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðə tɹˈuːps ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪz.