text_original: They were enabled to take up a strong position and to entrench themselves efiectively, and thus to make the victory obtained by the AUies as dearly bought a triumph as the history of modern warfare records.
text_transcription: THEY WERE ENABLED TO TAKE UP A STRONG POSITION AND TO INTRENCH THEMSELVES EFFECTIVELY AND THUS TO MAKE THE VICTORY OBTAINED BY THE ALLIES AS DEARLY BOUGHT A TRIUMPH AS THE HISTORY OF MODERN WARFARE RECORDS
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɛnˈeɪbəld tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp ɐ stɹˈɔŋ pəzˈɪʃən ænd tʊ ɛntɹˈɛntʃ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɛfˈaɪktɪvli, ænd ðˈʌs tə mˌeɪk ðə vˈɪktɚɹi əbtˈeɪnd baɪ ðɪ ɐ ˈaɪz æz dˈɪɹli bˈɔːt ɐ tɹˈaɪʌmf æz ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv mˈɑːdɚn wˈɔːɹfɛɹ ɹˈɛkɚdz.