Miraculously, although this narrow causeway was a prime target for the Japanese, all of Captain Pope's men managed to run across it without sustaining any casualties.
mɪɹˈækjʊləsli, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɪs nˈæɹoʊ kˈɔːzweɪ wʌzɐ pɹˈaɪm tˈɑːɹɡɪt fɚðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz, ˈɔːl ʌv kˈæptɪn pˈoʊpz mˈɛn mˈænɪdʒd tə ɹˈʌn əkɹˌɑːs ɪt wɪðˌaʊt səstˈeɪnɪŋ ˌɛni kˈæʒuːəlɾiz.