text_original: For fifty three days the city held out, but on May 29th a general attack was made along the whole line, and the small garrison fell, bravely trying to defend the gates. The Emperor Constantine was killed, and the hordes of Turks came rushing into the city streets.
text_transcription: FOR FIFTY THREE DAYS THE CITY HELD OUT BUT ON MAY TWENTY NINTH A GENERAL ATTACK WAS MADE ALONG THE WHOLE LINE AND THE SMALL GARRISON FELL BRAVELY TRYING TO DEFEND THE GATES THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE WAS KILLED AND THE HORDES OF TURKS CAME RUSHING INTO THE CITY STREETS
phonemes: fɔːɹ fˈɪfti θɹˈiː dˈeɪz ðə sˈɪɾi hˈɛld ˈaʊt, bˌʌt ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti nˈaɪnθ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐtˈæk wʌz mˌeɪd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə hˈoʊl lˈaɪn, ænd ðə smˈɔːl ɡˈæɹɪsən fˈɛl, bɹˈeɪvli tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðə ɡˈeɪts. ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn wʌz kˈɪld, ænd ðə hˈɔːɹdz ʌv tˈɜːks kˈeɪm ɹˈʌʃɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɪɾi stɹˈiːts.