text_original: Constantine had little hope of securing help, but having sent a despairing appeal for aid, he finally mustered some nine thousand men, and in April, 1453, with this little force he confronted the Turk  ish expedition, which included a quarter of a million men and a naval force of four hundred and twenty vessels.
text_transcription: CONSTANTINE HAD LITTLE HOPE OF SECURING HELP BUT HAVING SENT A DESPAIRING APPEAL FOR AID HE FINALLY MUSTERED SOME NINE THOUSAND MEN AND IN APRIL FOURTEEN FIFTY THREE WITH THIS LITTLE FORCE HE CONFRONTED THE TURKISH EXPEDITION WHICH INCLUDED A QUARTER OF A MILLION MEN AND A NAVAL FORCE OF FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY VESSELS
phonemes: kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn hæd lˈɪɾəl hˈoʊp ʌv sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ hˈɛlp, bˌʌt hˌævɪŋ sˈɛnt ɐ dᵻspˈɛɹɪŋ ɐpˈiːl fɔːɹ ˈeɪd, hiː fˈaɪnəli mˈʌstɚd sˌʌm nˈaɪn θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn, ænd ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, wɪð ðɪs lˈɪɾəl fˈɔːɹs hiː kənfɹˈʌntᵻd ðə tˈɜːk ˈɪʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ əvə mˈɪliən mˈɛn ænd ɐ nˈeɪvəl fˈɔːɹs ʌv fˈɔːɹ hˈʌndɹɪd ænd twˈɛnti vˈɛsəlz.