text_original: Therefore it might be safely taken for granted that England and France would have to fight out this contest to the bitter end, and that neither would swerve from any responsibility, or hold back from any expenditure, until the contest had been positively de  cided, and one or the other had to submit But the armies on both sides had taken the field under very different conditions.
text_transcription: THEREFORE IT MIGHT BE SAFELY TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT ENGLAND AND FRANCE WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT OUT THEIR CONTEST TO THE BITTER END AND THAT NEITHER WOULD SWERVE FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR HOLD BACK FROM ANY EXPENDITURE UNTIL THE CONTEST HAD BEEN POSITIVELY DECIDED AND ONE OR THE OTHER HAD TO SUBMIT BUT THE ARMIES ON BOTH SIDES HAD TAKEN THE FIELD UNDER VERY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
phonemes: ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɪt mˌaɪt biː sˈeɪfli tˈeɪkən fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðæt ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd fɹˈæns wʊdhˌævtə fˈaɪt ˈaʊt ðɪs kˈɑːntɛst tə ðə bˈɪɾɚɹ ˈɛnd, ænd ðæt nˈiːðɚ wʊd swˈɜːv fɹʌm ˌɛni ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi, ɔːɹ hˈoʊld bˈæk fɹʌm ˌɛni ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚ, ʌntˈɪl ðə kˈɑːntɛst hɐdbɪn pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli də sˈaɪdᵻd, ænd wˈʌn ɔːɹ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ hædtə səbmˈɪt bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz hæd tˈeɪkən ðə fˈiːld ˌʌndɚ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɹənt kəndˈɪʃənz.