text_original: Some yielded for the time, but hundreds stood firm and met agonizing death at the hands of the executioner or by the wild beasts in the arena, with a calmness and fearlessness that aroused the admiration as well as the despair and wrath of their persecutors.
text_transcription: SOME YIELDED FOR THE TIME BUT HUNDREDS STOOD FIRM AND MET AGONIZING DEATH AT THE HANDS OF THE EXECUTIONER OR BY THE WILD BEASTS IN THE ARENA WITH A CALMNESS AND FEARLESSNESS THAT AROUSED THE ADMIRATION AS WELL AS THE DESPAIR AND WRATH OF THEIR PERSECUTORS
phonemes: sˌʌm jˈiːldᵻd fɚðə tˈaɪm, bˌʌt hˈʌndɹɪdz stˈʊd fˈɜːm ænd mˈɛt ˈæɡənˌaɪzɪŋ dˈɛθ æt ðə hˈændz ʌvðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənɚ ɔːɹ baɪ ðə wˈaɪld bˈiːsts ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə, wɪð ɐ kˈɑːmnəs ænd fˈɪɹləsnəs ðæt ɚɹˈaʊzd ðɪ ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən æz wˈɛl æz ðə dᵻspˈɛɹ ænd ɹˈæθ ʌv ðɛɹ pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːɾɚz.