text_original: They had, indeed, been repulsed in both attempts, but there was a great difference between the conditions of the .besieged, who were wholly cut off from supplies of war material and even of food, and that of the besiegers, who up to the present had the open country behind them.
text_transcription: THEY HAD INDEED BEEN REPULSED IN BOTH ATTEMPTS BUT THERE WAS A GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONDITION OF THE BESIEGED WHO WERE WHOLLY CUT OFF FROM SUPPLIES OF WARM MATERIAL AND EVEN OF FOOD AND THAT OF THE BESIEGERS WHO UP TO THE PRESENT HAD THE OPEN COUNTRY BEHIND THEM
phonemes: ðeɪ hˌæd, ˌɪndˈiːd, bˌɪn ɹᵻpˈʌlst ɪn bˈoʊθ ɐtˈɛmpts, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪfɹəns bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðə .bᵻsˈiːdʒd, hˌuː wɜː hˈoʊli kˈʌt ˈɔf fɹʌm səplˈaɪz ʌv wˈɔːɹ mətˈɪɹiəl ænd ˈiːvən ʌv fˈuːd, ænd ðæt ʌvðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɚz, hˌuː ˌʌp tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt hæd ðɪ ˈoʊpən kˈʌntɹi bᵻhˈaɪnd ðˌɛm.