text_original: At this time the Turks were still warring against the Christians in the East, and, after a long siege, had just succeeded in capturing the noted city Belgrade, one of the strongest and best fortified of Servia, and the knights had every reason to expect that the suc  cessful Turkish general would soon bring his forces against them.
text_transcription: AT THIS TIME THE TURKS WERE STILL WARRING AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS IN THE EAST AND AFTER A LONG SIEGE HAD JUST SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING THE NOTED CITY BELGRADE ONE OF THE STRONGEST AND BEST FORTIFIED OF SERVIA AND THE KNIGHTS HAD EVERY REASON TO EXPECT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL TURKISH GENERAL WOULD SOON BRING HIS FORCES AGAINST THEM
phonemes: æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ðə tˈɜːks wɜː stˈɪl wˈɔːɹɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kɹˈɪstʃənz ɪnðɪ ˈiːst, ænd, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ sˈiːdʒ, hæd dʒˈʌst səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn kˈæptʃɚɹɪŋ ðə nˈoʊɾᵻd sˈɪɾi bɛlɡɹˈeɪd, wˈʌn ʌvðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ænd bˈɛst fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd ʌv sˈɜːviə, ænd ðə nˈaɪts hæd ˈɛvɹi ɹˈiːzən tʊ ɛkspˈɛkt ðætðə sˈʌk sˈɛsfəl tˈɜːkɪʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wʊd sˈuːn bɹˈɪŋ hɪz fˈɔːɹsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm.