text_original: Two days were thus lost to the plans of Marlborough. To those who can now cahnly look back on this chapter of history it seems perfectly clear that if Marlborough had been allowed his own way, and had been supported with enthusiasm by his allies, the result would have been a complete victory obtained without anything like the tremendous loss and sacrifice which marred the success of Malplaquet.
text_transcription: TWO DAYS WERE THUS LOST TO THE PLANS OF MARLBOROUGH TO THOSE WHO CAN NOW CALMLY LOOK BACK ON THIS CHAPTER OF HISTORY IT SEEMS PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT IF MARLBOROUGH HAD BEEN ALLOWED HIS OWN WAY AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH ENTHUSIASM BY HIS ALLIES THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE VICTORY OBTAINED WITHOUT ANYTHING LIKE THE TREMENDOUS LOSS AND SACRIFICE WHICH MARRED THE SUCCESS OF MALPLAQUET
phonemes: tˈuː dˈeɪz wɜː ðˈʌs lˈɔst tə ðə plˈænz ʌv mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ. tə ðoʊz hˌuː kæn nˈaʊ kˈɑːnli lˈʊk bˈæk ˌɔn ðɪs tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ɪt sˈiːmz pˈɜːfɛktli klˈɪɹ ðæt ɪf mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ hɐdbɪn ɐlˈaʊd hɪz ˈoʊn wˈeɪ, ænd hɐdbɪn səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd wɪð ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm baɪ hɪz ˈælaɪz, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ kəmplˈiːt vˈɪktɚɹi əbtˈeɪnd wɪðˌaʊt ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ðə tɹəmˈɛndəs lˈɔs ænd sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs wˌɪtʃ mˈɑːɹd ðə səksˈɛs ʌv mˌælplˈækeɪ.