text_original: His words may have been meant as an adaptation of a famous classical saying, but he had good practical and present reason for his boast. The victorious aUies lost in the battle more than 20,000 men, while the defeated French, who had aU the advantage of their strong position, suffered a loss of hardly more than half that number. The battle of Malplaquet was memorable in one especial sense for Marlborough and for history.
text_transcription: HIS WORDS MAY HAVE BEEN MEANT AS AN ADAPTATION OF A FAMOUS CLASSICAL SAYING BUT HE HAD GOOD PRACTICAL AND PRESENT REASON FOR HIS BOAST THE VICTORIOUS ALLIES LOST IN THE BATTLE MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND MEN WHILE THE DEFEATED FRENCH WHO HAD ALL THE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR STRONG POSITION SUFFERED A LOSS OF HARDLY MORE THAN HALF THAT NUMBER THE BATTLE OF MALPLAUQUET WAS MEMORABLE IN ONE ESPECIAL SENSE FOR MARLBOROUGH AND FOR HISTORY
phonemes: hɪz wˈɜːdz mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn mˈɛnt æz ɐn ˌædæptˈeɪʃən əvə fˈeɪməs klˈæsɪkəl sˈeɪɪŋ, bˌʌt hiː hæd ɡˈʊd pɹˈæktɪkəl ænd pɹˈɛzənt ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ hɪz bˈoʊst. ðə vɪktˈɔːɹiəs ɐ ˈaɪz lˈɔst ɪnðə bˈæɾəl mˈɔːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn, wˌaɪl ðə dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd fɹˈɛntʃ, hˌuː hæd ɐ jˈuː ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv ðɛɹ stɹˈɔŋ pəzˈɪʃən, sˈʌfɚd ɐ lˈɔs ʌv hˈɑːɹdli mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ðæt nˈʌmbɚ. ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv mˌælplˈækeɪ wʌz mˈɛmɚɹəbəl ɪn wˈʌn ɪspˈɛʃəl sˈɛns fɔːɹ mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ ænd fɔːɹ hˈɪstɚɹi.