text_original: In order to strengthen themselves as much as pos  sible, the knights despatched swift ships to Europe and sent messages begging help from France, Ger  many, and other countries.
text_transcription: IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THEMSELVES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE KNIGHTS DISPATCHED SWIFT SHIPS TO EUROPE AND SENT MESSAGES BEGGING HELP FROM FRANCE GERMANY AND OTHER COUNTRIES
phonemes: ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə stɹˈɛŋθən ðɛmsˈɛlvz æz mˈʌtʃ æz pˈɑːs sˈɪbəl, ðə nˈaɪts dᵻspˈætʃt swˈɪft ʃˈɪps tə jˈʊɹɹəp ænd sˈɛnt mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz bˈɛɡɪŋ hˈɛlp fɹʌm fɹˈæns, dʒˈɜː mˈɛni, ænd ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz.