text_original: Various futile excuses were given later for this crime; it was even said that the murderer, striking at a snake, had hit the duke accidentally.
text_transcription: VARIOUS FUTILE EXCUSES WERE GIVEN LATER FOR THIS CRIME IT WAS EVEN SAID THAT THE MURDERER STRIKING AT THE SNAKE HAD HIT THE DUKE ACCIDENTALLY
phonemes: vˈɛɹiəs fjˈuːɾəl ɛkskjˈuːsᵻz wɜː ɡˈɪvən lˈeɪɾɚ fɔːɹ ðɪs kɹˈaɪm; ɪt wʌz ˈiːvən sˈɛd ðætðə mˈɜːdɚɹɚ, stɹˈaɪkɪŋ æɾə snˈeɪk, hæd hˈɪt ðə dˈuːk ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli.