text_original: The hard winter had been followed by a hot and parching summer which made the labours of the march exhausting to the troops. In the midst of the campaign they were lured into a pass where the natives beset them on all sides.
text_transcription: THE HARD WINTER HAD BEEN FOLLOWED BY A HOT AND PARCHING SUMMER WHICH MADE THE LABORS OF THE MARCH EXHAUSTING TO THE TROOPS IN THE MIDST OF THE CAMPAIGN THEY WERE LURED INTO A PASS WHERE THE NATIVES BESET THEM ON ALL SIDES
phonemes: ðə hˈɑːɹd wˈɪntɚ hɐdbɪn fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ hˈɑːt ænd pˈɑːɹtʃɪŋ sˈʌmɚ wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ðə lˈeɪbɚz ʌvðə mˈɑːɹtʃ ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ tə ðə tɹˈuːps. ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌvðə kæmpˈeɪn ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊɹd ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈæs wˌɛɹ ðə nˈeɪɾɪvz bᵻsˈɛt ðˌɛm ˌɔn ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz.