text_original: [201 ] THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE, 1453 WE have already told the story of a suc  cessful attempt to hold Constantinople against the Eastern warriors in the year 717, when by the use of Greek fire the enemy's ships were burned and an attempt upon the sea wall of the city, by far the weakest side, was prevented.
text_transcription: NINETEEN THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD THE STORY OF A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO HOLD CONSTANTINOPLE AGAINST THE EASTERN WARRIORS IN THE YEAR SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN WHEN BY THE USE OF GREEK FIRE THE ENEMY'S SHIPS WERE BURNED AN ATTEMPT UPON THE SEA WALL OF THE CITY BY FAR THE WEAKEST SIDE WAS PREVENTED
phonemes: [tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ] ðə fˈɔːl ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi tˈoʊld ðə stˈɔːɹi əvə sˈʌk sˈɛsfəl ɐtˈɛmpt tə hˈoʊld kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈiːstɚn wˈɔːɹɪɚz ɪnðə jˈɪɹ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˌɛn baɪ ðə jˈuːs ʌv ɡɹˈiːk fˈaɪɚ ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz ʃˈɪps wɜː bˈɜːnd ænd ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiː wˈɔːl ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə wˈiːkɪst sˈaɪd, wʌz pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd.