text_original: The French 24 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxii. . commander apparently made up his mind that, if the first attack were to be directly on him and on his main army, it was his duty to strengthen that army at whatever risk. Accordingly he withdrew at a moment's notice some of the troops from Tournay and with them strengthened his own forces in the field. This was exactly what Marlborough would have wished him to do.
text_transcription: THE FRENCH COMMANDER APPARENTLY MADE UP HIS MIND THAT IF THE FIRST ATTACK WERE TO BE DIRECTLY ON HIM AND ON HIS MAIN ARMY IT WAS HIS DUTY TO STRENGTHEN THAT ARMY AT WHATEVER RISK ACCORDINGLY HE WITHDREW AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE SOME OF THE TROOPS FROM TURKNAY AND WITH THEM STRENGTHENED HIS OWN FORCES IN THE FIELD THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT MARLBOROUGH WOULD HAVE WISHED HIM TO DO
phonemes: ðə fɹˈɛntʃ twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti tˈuː. . kəmˈændɚɹ ɐpˈæɹəntli mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd ðˈæt, ɪf ðə fˈɜːst ɐtˈæk wɜː təbi dᵻɹˈɛktli ˌɔn hˌɪm ænd ˌɔn hɪz mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹmi, ɪt wʌz hɪz dˈuːɾi tə stɹˈɛŋθən ðæt ˈɑːɹmi æt wʌtˈɛvɚ ɹˈɪsk. ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli hiː wɪθdɹˈuː æɾə mˈoʊmənts nˈoʊɾɪs sˌʌm ʌvðə tɹˈuːps fɹʌm tˈʊɹneɪ ænd wɪð ðˌɛm stɹˈɛŋθənd hɪz ˈoʊn fˈɔːɹsᵻz ɪnðə fˈiːld. ðɪs wʌz ɛɡzˈæktli wʌt mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ wʊdhɐv wˈɪʃt hˌɪm tə dˈuː.