text_original: The leader of this siege was Mohammed II, a youthful warrior who was only twenty three at the time of the taking of the city. Having learned some  thing of its defenceless condition, Mohammed sent a force to build siegeworks just outside of Constan  [202] THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE tinople.
text_transcription: THE LEADER OF THIS SIEGE WAS MAHOMMED THE SECOND A YOUTHFUL WARRIOR WHO WAS ONLY TWENTY THREE AT THE TIME OF THE TAKING OF THE CITY HAVING LEARNED SOMETHING OF ITS DEFENCELESS CONDITION MAHOMMED SENT A FORCE TO BUILD SIEGE WORKS JUST OUTSIDE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
phonemes: ðə lˈiːdɚɹ ʌv ðɪs sˈiːdʒ wʌz moʊhˈæmɪd ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ɐ jˈuːθfəl wˈɔːɹɪɚ hˌuː wʌz ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti θɹˈiː æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə tˈeɪkɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi. hˌævɪŋ lˈɜːnd sˌʌm θˈɪŋ ʌv ɪts dᵻfˈɛnsləs kəndˈɪʃən, moʊhˈæmɪd sˈɛnt ɐ fˈɔːɹs tə bˈɪld sˈiːdʒwɜːks dʒˈʌst aʊtsˈaɪd ʌv kˈɑːnstən  [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː] ðə fˈɔːl ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl tɪnˈoʊpəl.