text_original: They became bewildered by the absence of their leader ; they had heard the story of forces coming to the rescue of the garrison, and in their sudden con  fusion they were actually preparing to evacuate the outworks altogether and fall back on their reserves.
text_transcription: THEY BECAME BEWILDERED BY THE ABSENCE OF THEIR LEADER THEY HAD HEARD THE STORY OF FORCES COMING TO THE RESCUE OF THE GARRISON AND IN THEIR SUDDEN CONFUSION THEY WERE ACTUALLY PREPARING TO EVACUATE THE OUTWORKS ALTOGETHER AND FALL BACK ON THEIR RESERVES
phonemes: ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm bᵻwˈɪldɚd baɪ ðɪ ˈæbsəns ʌv ðɛɹ lˈiːdɚ ; ðeɪ hæd hˈɜːd ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌv fˈɔːɹsᵻz kˈʌmɪŋ tə ðə ɹˈɛskjuː ʌvðə ɡˈæɹɪsən, ænd ɪn ðɛɹ sˈʌdən kˈɑːn fjˈuːʒən ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈæktʃuːəli pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ tʊ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt ðɪ aʊtwˈɜːks ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ænd fˈɔːl bˈæk ˌɔn ðɛɹ ɹɪzˈɜːvz.