text_original: As soon as it was learned from spies and fugitives that the Turks were actually arraying their forces, a grand service was held in the Church of St. John under the direction of two archbishops, and the church was filled with knights in their sombre robes marked with the white Maltese cross, and with the sturdy men at arms, while the prelates prayed for the success of the Christians against the infidels.
text_transcription: AS SOON AS IT WAS LEARNED FROM SPIES AND FUGITIVES THAT THE TURKS WERE ACTUALLY ARRAYING THEIR FORCES A GRAND SERVICE WAS HELD IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TWO ARCHBISHOPS AND THE CHURCH WAS FILLED WITH KNIGHTS IN THEIR SOMBRE ROBES MARKED WITH THE WHITE MALTESE CROSS AND WITH THE STURDY MEN AT ARMS WHILE THE PRELATES PRAYED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE CHRISTIANS AGAINST THE INFIDELS
phonemes: æz sˈuːn æz ɪt wʌz lˈɜːnd fɹʌm spˈaɪz ænd fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪvz ðætðə tˈɜːks wɜːɹ ˈæktʃuːəli ɚɹˈeɪɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹsᵻz, ɐ ɡɹˈænd sˈɜːvɪs wʌz hˈɛld ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv sənt. dʒˈɑːn ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv tˈuː ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəps, ænd ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz fˈɪld wɪð nˈaɪts ɪn ðɛɹ sˈɑːmbɚ ɹˈoʊbz mˈɑːɹkt wɪððə wˈaɪt mˈɔltiːz kɹˈɔs, ænd wɪððə stˈɜːdi mˈɛn æɾ ˈɑːɹmz, wˌaɪl ðə pɹˈɛləts pɹˈeɪd fɚðə səksˈɛs ʌvðə kɹˈɪstʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɪnfᵻdəlz.