text_original: '' Before the surrender King Louis had defiantly said that, owing to its watery surroundings, only an army of ducks could succeed in taking Dendermonde. The sudden and timely cessation of rain enabled Marl  borough's troops, although not web footed, to accom  plish their object. Then there happened what had often happened before in the campaign and was to happen again.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE SURRENDER KING LOUIS HAD DEFIANTLY SAID THAT OWING TO ITS WATERY SURROUNDINGS ONLY AN ARMY OF DUCKS COULD SUCCEED IN TAKING DENREMONDA THE SUDDEN AND TIMELY SECESSION OF RAIN ENABLED MARLBOROUGH'S TROOPS THOUGH NOT WEB FOOTED TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR OBJECT THEN THERE HAPPENED WHAT HAD OFTEN HAPPENED BEFORE IN THE CAMPAIGN AND WAS TO HAPPEN AGAIN
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sɚɹˈɛndɚ kˈɪŋ lˈuːi hæd dᵻfˈaɪəntli sˈɛd ðˈæt, ˈoʊɪŋ tʊ ɪts wˈɔːɾɚɹi sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋz, ˈoʊnli ɐn ˈɑːɹmi ʌv dˈʌks kʊd səksˈiːd ɪn tˈeɪkɪŋ dˈɛndɚmˌɑːnd. ðə sˈʌdən ænd tˈaɪmli sɛsˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈeɪn ɛnˈeɪbəld mˈɑːɹl bˈʌɹoʊz tɹˈuːps, ɔːlðˈoʊ nˌɑːt wˈɛb fˈʊɾᵻd, tʊ ɐkˈɑːm plˈɪʃ ðɛɹ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt. ðˈɛn ðɛɹ hˈæpənd wʌt hæd ˈɔfən hˈæpənd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪnðə kæmpˈeɪn ænd wʌz tə hˈæpən ɐɡˈɛn.