text_original: The invaders were to move at first by separate roads, but to converge at the entrance of the single mountain pass which led to the stronghold of the Dacians. The enemy, meantime, had made no effort to molest them on their march, or to bar their way across the river.
text_transcription: THE INVADERS WERE TO MOVE AT FIRST BY SEPARATE ROADS BUT TO CONVERGE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS SINGLE MOUNTAIN PASS WHICH LED TO THE STRONGHOLD OF THE DACIANS THE ENEMY MEANTIME HAD MADE NO EFFORT TO MOLEST THEM ON THEIR MARCH OR TO BAR THEIR WAY ACROSS THE RIVER
phonemes: ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz wɜː tə mˈuːv æt fˈɜːst baɪ sˈɛpɹət ɹˈoʊdz, bˌʌt tə kənvˈɜːdʒ æt ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ʌvðə sˈɪŋɡəl mˈaʊntɪn pˈæs wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə ðə stɹˈɔŋhoʊld ʌvðə dˈæʃiənz. ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, mˈiːntaɪm, hæd mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ˈɛfɚt tə məlˈɛst ðˌɛm ˌɔn ðɛɹ mˈɑːɹtʃ, ɔːɹ tə bˈɑːɹ ðɛɹ wˈeɪ əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ.