text_original: A less determined leader might have shrunk from the hazardous enterprise before him ; but Trajan pushed resolutely on, seized the heights with his light troops, and by dint of hard fighting cleared a passage through the mountains.
text_transcription: A LESS DETERMINED LEADER MIGHT HAVE SHRUNK FROM THE HAZARDOUS ENTERPRISE BEFORE HIM BUT TRAJAN PUSHED RESOLUTELY ON SEIZED THE HEIGHTS WITH HIS LIGHT TROOPS AND BY DINT OF HARD FIGHTING CLEARED A PASSAGE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
phonemes: ɐ lˈɛs dɪtˈɜːmɪnd lˈiːdɚ mˌaɪthɐv ʃɹˈʌŋk fɹʌmðə hˈæzɚdəs ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm ; bˌʌt tɹˈædʒən pˈʊʃt ɹˈɛzəlˌuːtli ˈɔn, sˈiːzd ðə hˈaɪts wɪð hɪz lˈaɪt tɹˈuːps, ænd baɪ dˈɪnt ʌv hˈɑːɹd fˈaɪɾɪŋ klˈɪɹd ɐ pˈæsɪdʒ θɹuː ðə mˈaʊntɪnz.