text_original: He probably thought either that they could not succeed in crossing the stream, or that if they did cross it and get into the marshy and hilly regions beyond, they would become so much disordered by the effort that to crush them in their disarray would be an easy piece of work for him.
text_transcription: HE PROBABLY THOUGHT EITHER THAT THEY COULD NOT SUCCEED IN CROSSING THE STREAM OR THAT IF THEY DID CROSS IT AND GET INTO THE MARSHY AND HILLY REGIONS BEYOND THEY WOULD BECOME SO MUCH DISORDERED BY THE EFFORT THAT TO CRUSH THEM IN THEIR DISARRAY WOULD BE AN EASY PIECE OF WORK FOR HIM
phonemes: hiː pɹˈɑːbəbli θˈɔːt ˈiːðɚ ðæt ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt səksˈiːd ɪn kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðə stɹˈiːm, ɔːɹ ðæt ɪf ðeɪ dˈɪd kɹˈɔs ɪt ænd ɡɛt ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɑːɹʃi ænd hˈɪli ɹˈiːdʒənz bᵻjˈɔnd, ðeɪ wʊd bɪkˌʌm sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ dɪsˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛfɚt ðæt tə kɹˈʌʃ ðˌɛm ɪn ðɛɹ dˌɪsɚɹˈeɪ wʊd biː ɐn ˈiːzi pˈiːs ʌv wˈɜːk fɔːɹ hˌɪm.