text_original: Hardly had he become acquainted with them than his admiration for the knights led Martinigo to ask to become one of the order. He was eagerly welcomed to their number, and at once appointed [215] THE BOOK OF FAMOUS SIEGES to high office and given full charge of the prepara  tions to resist the Turks' attack.
text_transcription: HARDLY HAD HE BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THEM THAN HIS ADMIRATION FOR THE KNIGHTS LED MARTINO TO ASK TO BECOME ONE OF THE ORDER HE WAS EAGERLY WELCOMED TO THEIR NUMBER AND AT ONCE APPOINTED TO HIGH OFFICE AND GIVEN FULL CHARGE OF THE PREPARATIONS TO RESIST THE TURK'S ATTACK
phonemes: hˈɑːɹdli hæd hiː bɪkˌʌm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ðˌɛm ðɐn hɪz ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚðə nˈaɪts lˈɛd mˈɑːɹtɪnˌɪɡoʊ tʊ ˈæsk tə bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ. hiː wʌz ˈiːɡɚli wˈɛlkʌmd tə ðɛɹ nˈʌmbɚ, ænd ɐtwˈʌns ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn] ðə bˈʊk ʌv fˈeɪməs sˈiːdʒᵻz tə hˈaɪ ˈɑːfɪs ænd ɡˈɪvən fˈʊl tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə pɹɪpˈɑːɹɹə tɪˈɑːnz tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ðə tˈɜːks ɐtˈæk.