text_original: The number of the Ottomans was fifty, perhaps a hundred, times superior to that of the Chris  tians ; the double walls were reduced by the cannon to a heap of ruins: in a circuit of several miles, some places must be found more easy of access, or more feebly guarded; and if the besiegers could penetrate in a single point, the whole city was irrecoverably lost.
text_transcription: THE NUMBER OF THE OTTOMANS WAS FIFTY PERHAPS A HUNDRED TIMES SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE CHRISTIANS THE DOUBLE WALLS WERE REDUCED BY THE CANNON TO A HEAP OF RUINS IN A CIRCUIT OF SEVERAL MILES SOME PLACES MUST BE FOUND MORE EASY OF EXCESS OR MORE FEEBLY GUARDED AND IF THE BESIEGERS COULD PENETRATE IN A SINGLE POINT THE WHOLE CITY WAS IRRECOVERABLY LOST
phonemes: ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɾəmənz wʌz fˈɪfti, pɚhˈæps ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd, tˈaɪmz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə ðæt ʌvðə kɹˈɪs tjˈænz ; ðə dˈʌbəl wˈɔːlz wɜː ɹᵻdˈuːst baɪ ðə kˈænən tʊ ɐ hˈiːp ʌv ɹˈuːɪnz: ɪn ɐ sˈɜːkɪt ʌv sˈɛvɹəl mˈaɪlz, sˌʌm plˈeɪsᵻz mˈʌst biː fˈaʊnd mˈɔːɹ ˈiːzi ʌv ˈæksɛs, ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ fˈiːbli ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd; ænd ɪf ðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɚz kʊd pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪt ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl pˈɔɪnt, ðə hˈoʊl sˈɪɾi wʌz ɪɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹəbli lˈɔst.