text_original: The rigour of the winter could not check them ; for in time of frost, we read, they challenged the legionaries to mortal duel on the ice bound river, where the southerners, dismayed at first, found a firm footing at the last by standing on their shields, and closing in a death grapple with the foe.
text_transcription: THE RIGOR OF THE WINTER COULD NOT CHECK THEM FOR IN TIME OF FROST WE REED THEY CHALLENGED THE LEGIONARIES TO MORTAL DUEL ON THE ICE BOUND RIVER WHERE THE SOUTHERNERS DISMAYED AT FIRST FOUND A FIRM FOOTING AT THE LAST BY STANDING ON THEIR SHIELDS AND CLOSING IN A DEATH GRAPPLE WITH THE FOE
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɪɡɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɪntɚ kʊd nˌɑːt tʃˈɛk ðˌɛm ; fɔːɹ ɪn tˈaɪm ʌv fɹˈɔst, wiː ɹˈiːd, ðeɪ tʃˈælɪndʒd ðə lˈiːdʒənˌɛɹiz tə mˈɔːɹɾəl dˈuːəl ɔnðɪ ˈaɪs bˈaʊnd ɹˈɪvɚ, wˌɛɹ ðə sˈʌðɚnɚz, dɪsmˈeɪd æt fˈɜːst, fˈaʊnd ɐ fˈɜːm fˈʊɾɪŋ æt ðə lˈæst baɪ stˈændɪŋ ˌɔn ðɛɹ ʃˈiːldz, ænd klˈoʊzɪŋ ɪn ɐ dˈɛθ ɡɹˈæpəl wɪððə fˈoʊ.