text_original: He reached the great portcullis, which was raised on sight of his parchment. Thence, followed by a soldier, he crossed diagonally, with  out hesitation, and like one familiar with the place, one of the four square courts which skirt the great circular yard, in whose midst rose the huge round rock upon which stood the donjon, called the castle of the Lion of Schleswig, from the forced sojourn there of Jotham the Lion, Duke of Schleswig, held captive by his brother, Rolf the Dwarf.
text_transcription: HE REACHED THE GREAT PORTCULLIS WHICH WAS RAISED ON SIDE OF HIS PARCHMENT THENCE FOLLOWED BY A SOLDIER HE CROSSED DIAGONALLY WITHOUT HESITATION AND LIKE ONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PLACE ONE OF THE FOUR SQUARE COURTS WHICH SKIRT THE GREAT CIRCULAR YARD IN WHOSE MIDST ROSE THE HUGE ROUND ROCK UPON WHICH STOOD THE DUNGEON CALLED THE CASTLE OF THE LION OF SCHLEISWIG FROM THE FORCED SOJOURN THERE OF YOTHAM THE LION DUKE OF SCHLEISWIG HELD CAPTIVE BY HIS BROTHER RALPH THE DWARF
phonemes: hiː ɹˈiːtʃt ðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɔːɹtkʌliz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ˌɔn sˈaɪt ʌv hɪz pˈɑːɹtʃmənt. ðˈɛns, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ, hiː kɹˈɔst daɪˈæɡənəli, wɪð ˈaʊt hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, ænd lˈaɪk wˈʌn fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððə plˈeɪs, wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ skwˈɛɹ kˈɔːɹts wˌɪtʃ skˈɜːt ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɜːkjʊlɚ jˈɑːɹd, ɪn hˌuːz mˈɪdst ɹˈoʊz ðə hjˈuːdʒ ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɑːk əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ stˈʊd ðə dˈɑːndʒɑːn, kˈɔːld ðə kˈæsəl ʌvðə lˈaɪən ʌv ʃlˈɛswɪɡ, fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹst sˈoʊdʒɜːn ðɛɹ ʌv dʒˈɑːθæm ðə lˈaɪən, dˈuːk ʌv ʃlˈɛswɪɡ, hˈɛld kˈæptɪv baɪ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ, ɹˈɑːlf ðə dwˈɔːɹf.