text_original: The plan to besiege Bouchain was entirely Marlborough's own. Marlborough's idea was that, as soon as his advance on the place came to be understood by the French, it would induce them to make some effort for the definite purpose of preventing the capture, and thus give him, with his comparatively small force, an opportunity of encountering a large part of their army on something hke equal terms.
text_transcription: THE PLAN TO BESIEGE BEAUCHIN WAS ENTIRELY MARLBOROUGH'S OWN MARLBOROUGH'S IDEA WAS THAT AS SOON AS HIS ADVANCE ON THE PLACE CAME TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE FRENCH IT WOULD INDUCE THEM TO MAKE SOME EFFORT FOR THE DEFINITE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE CAPTURE AND THUS GIVE HIM WITH HIS COMPARATIVELY SMALL FORCE AN OPPORTUNITY OF ENCOUNTERING A LARGE PART OF THEIR ARMY ON SOMETHING LIKE EQUAL TERMS
phonemes: ðə plˈæn tə bᵻsˈiːdʒ bˈaʊtʃeɪn wʌz ɛntˈaɪɚli mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz ˈoʊn. mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz aɪdˈiə wʌz ðˈæt, æz sˈuːn æz hɪz ɐdvˈæns ɔnðə plˈeɪs kˈeɪm təbi ˌʌndɚstˈʊd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ, ɪt wʊd ɪndˈuːs ðˌɛm tə mˌeɪk sˌʌm ˈɛfɚt fɚðə dˈɛfɪnət pˈɜːpəs ʌv pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ ðə kˈæptʃɚ, ænd ðˈʌs ɡˈɪv hˌɪm, wɪð hɪz kəmpˈæɹətˌɪvli smˈɔːl fˈɔːɹs, ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ɛŋkˈaʊntɚɹɪŋ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmi ˌɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˈiː ˈiːkwəl tˈɜːmz.