text_original: It was only death, that unexpected and shameful death; it was only the cross, which was usually reserved for the canaille only—it was only this appalling paradox which brought the disciples face to face with the real riddle: "Who was it? what was it?"—The feeling of dis may, of profound affront and injury; the suspicion that such a death might involve a refutation of their cause; the terrible question, "Why just in this way?"—this state of mind is only too easy to understand.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONLY DEATH THAT UNEXPECTED AND SHAMEFUL DEATH WHICH WAS USUALLY RESERVED FOR THE CANAL ONLY IT WAS ONLY THIS APPALLING PARADOX WHICH BROUGHT THE DISCIPLES FACE TO FACE WITH THE REAL RIDDLE WHO WAS IT WHAT WAS IT THE FEELING OF DISMAY OF PROFOUND AFFRONT AND INJURY THE SUSPICION THAT SUCH A DEATH MIGHT INVOLVE A REFUTATION OF THEIR CAUSE THE TERRIBLE QUESTION WHY JUST IN THIS WAY THIS STATE OF MIND IS ONLY TOO EASY TO UNDERSTAND
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli dˈɛθ, ðæt ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd ænd ʃˈeɪmfəl dˈɛθ; ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli ðə kɹˈɔs, wˌɪtʃ wʌz jˈuːʒuːəli ɹɪzˈɜːvd fɚðə kˈæneɪl ˈoʊnli—ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli ðɪs ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ pˈæɹədˌɑːks wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt ðə dɪsˈaɪpəlz fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs wɪððə ɹˈiːəl ɹˈɪdəl: "hˈuː wʌz ɪt? wˌʌt wʌz ɪt?"—ðə fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv dˈɪs mˈeɪ, ʌv pɹəfˈaʊnd ɐfɹˈʌnt ænd ˈɪndʒɚɹi; ðə səspˈɪʃən ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈɛθ mˌaɪt ɪnvˈɑːlv ɐ ɹᵻfjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɔːz; ðə tˈɛɹᵻbəl kwˈɛstʃən, "wˌaɪ dʒˈʌst ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ?"—ðɪs stˈeɪt ʌv mˈaɪnd ɪz ˈoʊnli tˈuː ˈiːzi tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd.