text_original: Now at that time there was a poor Knight at Arthur's Court who had been kept prisoner for a year and a half because he had slain the King's cousin. He was of high birth and his name was Balin, and after he had suffered eighteen months the punishment of his misdeed the Barons prayed the King to set him free, which Arthur did willingly.
text_transcription: NOW AT THE TIME THERE WAS A POOR KNIGHT AT ARTHUR'S COURT WHO HAD BEEN KEPT PRISONER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE HE HAD SLAIN THE KING'S COUSIN HE WAS OF HIGH BIRTH AND HIS NAME WAS BALIN AND AFTER HE HAD SUFFERED EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF PUNISHMENT OF HIS MISDEED THE BARONS PRAYED THE KING TO SET HIM FREE WHICH ARTHUR DID WILLINGLY
phonemes: nˈaʊ æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ pˈʊɹ nˈaɪt æɾ ˈɑːɹθɚz kˈɔːɹt hˌuː hɐdbɪn kˈɛpt pɹˈɪzənɚ fɚɹə jˈɪɹ ænd ɐ hˈæf bɪkˈʌz hiː hæd slˈeɪn ðə kˈɪŋz kˈʌzən. hiː wʌz ʌv hˈaɪ bˈɜːθ ænd hɪz nˈeɪm wʌz bˈeɪlɪn, ænd ˈæftɚ hiː hæd sˈʌfɚd ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt ʌv hɪz mɪsdˈiːd ðə bˈæɹənz pɹˈeɪd ðə kˈɪŋ tə sˈɛt hˌɪm fɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːɹθɚ dˈɪd wˈɪlɪŋli.