text_original: Her father had no sooner recovered than he returned to his roving life, and, except for a report that he had been seen among the retainers of one of the robber barons of the Swabian Alps, nothing had been heard of him; and Master Gottfried only hoped to be spared the actual pain and scandal of knowing when his eyes were blinded and his head swept off at a blow, or when he was tumbled headlong into a moat, suspended from a tree, or broken on the wheel: a choice of fates that was sure sooner or later to befall him.
text_transcription: HER FATHER HAD NO SOONER RECOVERED THAN HE RETURNED TO HIS ROVING LIFE AND EXCEPT FOR A REPORT THAT HE HAD BEEN SEEN AMONG THE RETAINERS OF ONE OF THE ROBBER BARONS OF THE SWABBI AND ALPS NOTHING HAD BEEN HEARD OF HIM AND MASTER GODFREY ONLY HOPED TO BE SPARED THE ACTUAL PAIN AND SCANDAL OF KNOWING WHEN HIS EYES WERE BLINDED AND HIS HEAD SWEPT OFF AT A BLOW OR WHEN HE WAS TUMBLED HEADLONG INTO A MOAT SUSPENDED FROM A TREE OR BROKEN ON THE WHEEL A CHOICE OF FATE THAT WAS SURE SOONER OR LATER TO BEFALL HIM
phonemes: hɜː fˈɑːðɚ hæd nˈoʊ sˈuːnɚ ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd ðɐn hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz ɹˈoʊvɪŋ lˈaɪf, ænd, ɛksˈɛpt fɚɹɚ ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn sˈiːn ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚz ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə ɹˈɑːbɚ bˈæɹənz ʌvðə swˈɑːbiən ˈælps, nˈʌθɪŋ hɐdbɪn hˈɜːd ʌv hˌɪm; ænd mˈæstɚ ɡˈɑːtfɹid ˈoʊnli hˈoʊpt təbi spˈɛɹd ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl pˈeɪn ænd skˈændəl ʌv nˈoʊɪŋ wɛn hɪz ˈaɪz wɜː blˈaɪndᵻd ænd hɪz hˈɛd swˈɛpt ˈɔf æɾə blˈoʊ, ɔːɹ wɛn hiː wʌz tˈʌmbəld hˈɛdlɔŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈoʊt, səspˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm ɐ tɹˈiː, ɔːɹ bɹˈoʊkən ɔnðə wˈiːl: ɐ tʃˈɔɪs ʌv fˈeɪts ðæt wʌz ʃˈʊɹ sˈuːnɚ ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ tə bᵻfˈɔːl hˌɪm.