text_original: This had so proved its value that the strong walls of Rhodes were unable to resist the shot poured upon them. But though the walls were broken through again and again, the breaches were so bravely defended by the Knights of St. John that they won immortal glory in resisting the enormous forces of the Turks. [208] o .9 d cS d o &c .5 d W u 3 THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE Gunpowder appears also in the mines that were prepared to blow up the walls when these should be attacked by the enemy.
text_transcription: THIS HAD SO PROVED ITS VALUE THAT THE STRONG WALLS OF RHODES WERE UNABLE TO RESIST THE SHOT POURED UPON THEM BUT THOUGH THE WALLS WERE BROKEN THROUGH AGAIN AND AGAIN THE BREECHES WERE SO BRAVELY DEFENDED BY THE KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOHN THAT THEY WON IMMORTAL GLORY IN RESISTING THE ENORMOUS FORCES OF THE TURKS GUNPOWDER APPEARS ALSO IN THE MINES THAT WERE PREPARED TO BLOW UP THE WALLS WHEN THESE SHOULD BE ATTACKED BY THE ENEMY
phonemes: ðɪs hæd sˌoʊ pɹˈuːvd ɪts vˈæljuː ðætðə stɹˈɔŋ wˈɔːlz ʌv ɹˈoʊdz wɜːɹ ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ðə ʃˈɑːt pˈɔːɹd əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm. bˌʌt ðˌoʊ ðə wˈɔːlz wɜː bɹˈoʊkən θɹuː ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn, ðə bɹˈiːtʃᵻz wɜː sˌoʊ bɹˈeɪvli dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ ðə nˈaɪts ʌv sənt. dʒˈɑːn ðæt ðeɪ wˈʌn ɪmˈɔːɹɾəl ɡlˈɔːɹi ɪn ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs fˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə tˈɜːks. [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt] ˈoʊ .nˈaɪn dˈiː sˈiː ˈɛs dˈiː ˈoʊ ænd sˈiː .fˈaɪv dˈiː dˈʌbəljˌuː jˈuː θɹˈiː ðə fˈɔːl ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ɡˈʌnpaʊdɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnðə mˈaɪnz ðæt wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə blˈoʊ ˌʌp ðə wˈɔːlz wɛn ðiːz ʃˌʊd biː ɐtˈækt baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi.