text_original: They were tall, powerful men, armed with hammers and tongs, their broad leather aprons being their only shield, a huge wooden cross their only standard, as they marched soberly and rhythmically, with a regular tread more religious than military, their only war song being Biblical psalms and canticles.
text_transcription: THEY WERE TALL POWERFUL MEN ARMED WITH HAMMERS AND TONGS THEIR BROAD LEATHER APRONS BEING THEIR ONLY SHIELD A HUGE WOODEN CROSS THEIR ONLY STANDARD AS THEY MARCHED SOBERLY AND RHYTHMICALLY WITH A REGULAR TREAD MORE RELIGIOUS THAN MILITARY THEIR ONLY WAR SONG BEING BIBLICAL PSALMS AND CANDICLES
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː tˈɔːl, pˈaʊɚfəl mˈɛn, ˈɑːɹmd wɪð hˈæmɚz ænd tˈɑːŋz, ðɛɹ bɹˈɔːd lˈɛðɚɹ ˈeɪpɹənz bˌiːɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈoʊnli ʃˈiːld, ɐ hjˈuːdʒ wˈʊdən kɹˈɔs ðɛɹ ˈoʊnli stˈændɚd, æz ðeɪ mˈɑːɹtʃt sˈoʊbɚli ænd ɹˈɪðmɪkli, wɪð ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ tɹˈɛd mˈɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ðɐn mˈɪlətˌɛɹi, ðɛɹ ˈoʊnli wˈɔːɹ sˈɔŋ bˌiːɪŋ bˈɪblɪkəl sˈɑːmz ænd kˈæntɪkəlz.