text_original: Opposite the judges was a wooden bench, surrounded by halberdiers holding torches, whose light, reflected back from a forest of pikes, muskets, and partisans, shed a faint glimmer upon the tumultuous heads of a mob of spec  tators, crowded against the iron railing dividing them from the court room.
text_transcription: OPPOSITE THE JUDGES WAS A WOODEN BENCH SURROUNDED BY HOLBERDIERS HOLDING TORCHES WHOSE LIGHT REFLECTED BACK FROM A FOREST OF PIKES MUSKETS AND PARTISANS SHED A FAINT GLIMMER UPON THE TUMULTUOUS HEADS OF A MOB OF SPECTATORS CROWDED AGAINST THE IRON RAILING DIVIDING THEM FROM THE COURT ROOM
phonemes: ˈɑːpəzˌɪt ðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz wʌzɐ wˈʊdən bˈɛntʃ, sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ hˌælbɚdˈɪɹz hˈoʊldɪŋ tˈɔːɹtʃᵻz, hˌuːz lˈaɪt, ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd bˈæk fɹʌm ɐ fˈɔːɹɪst ʌv pˈaɪks, mˈʌskɪts, ænd pˈɑːɹɾɪsənz, ʃˈɛd ɐ fˈeɪnt ɡlˈɪmɚɹ əpˌɑːn ðə tuːmˈʌltʃuːəs hˈɛdz əvə mˈɑːb ʌv spˈɛk tˈeɪɾɚz, kɹˈaʊdᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ɹˈeɪlɪŋ dᵻvˈaɪdɪŋ ðˌɛm fɹʌmðə kˈɔːɹt ɹˈuːm.