text_original: The convent was a broad, grey mass of irregular building, which, from its position, as well as from the gloomy blankness of its walls, gave the idea of a neglected fortress; it had, in fact, been a convent of great size, and like most of the religious houses in this part of the world, had been made strong enough for opposing an inert resistance to any mere casual band of assailants who might be unprovided with regular means of attack.
text_transcription: THE CONVENT WAS A BROAD GRAY MASS OF IRREGULAR BUILDING WHICH FROM ITS POSITION AS WELL AS FROM THE GLOOMY BLANKNESS OF ITS WALLS GAVE THE IDEA OF A NEGLECTED FORTRESS IT HAD IN FACT BEEN A CONVENT OF GREAT SIZE AND LIKE MOST OF THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD HAD BEEN MADE STRONG ENOUGH FOR OPPOSING AN INERT RESISTANCE TO ANY MERE CASUAL BAND OF ASSAILANTS WHO MIGHT BE UNPROVIDED WITH REGULAR MEANS OF ATTACK
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːnvənt wʌzɐ bɹˈɔːd, ɡɹˈeɪ mˈæs ʌv ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ bˈɪldɪŋ, wˈɪtʃ, fɹʌm ɪts pəzˈɪʃən, æz wˈɛl æz fɹʌmðə ɡlˈuːmi blˈæŋknəs ʌv ɪts wˈɔːlz, ɡˈeɪv ðɪ aɪdˈiə əvə nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd fˈɔːɹtɹəs; ɪt hˌæd, ɪn fˈækt, bˌɪn ɐ kˈɑːnvənt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt sˈaɪz, ænd lˈaɪk mˈoʊst əv ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs hˈaʊzᵻz ɪn ðɪs pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɜːld, hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ əpˈoʊzɪŋ ɐn ɪnˈɜːt ɹᵻsˈɪstəns tʊ ˌɛni mˈɪɹ kˈæʒuːəl bˈænd ʌv ɐsˈeɪlənts hˌuː mˌaɪt biː ʌnpɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ mˈiːnz ʌv ɐtˈæk.