text_original: Although a Christian in name, Clovis was very much the same old pagan, for when once asked how long he wished the new church to be, which he had ordered built in Paris, he hurled his battle ax as far as he could, and said that the distance between his weapon and the hand which threw it should be the length of the building.
text_transcription: ALTHOUGH A CHRISTIAN IN NAME CLOVIS WAS VERY MUCH THE SAME OLD PAGAN FOR WHEN ONCE ASKED HOW LONG HE WISHED THE NEW CHURCH TO BE WHICH HE HAD ORDERED BUILD IN PARIS HE HURLED HIS BATTLE AXE AS FAR AS HE COULD AND SAID THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS WEAPON AND THE HAND WHICH THROUGH IT SHOULD BE THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING
phonemes: ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐ kɹˈɪstʃən ɪn nˈeɪm, klˈʌvɪs wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ðə sˈeɪm ˈoʊld pˈeɪɡən, fɔːɹ wɛn wˈʌns ˈæskt hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ hiː wˈɪʃt ðə nˈuː tʃˈɜːtʃ tə bˈiː, wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ˈɔːɹdɚd bˈɪlt ɪn pˈæɹɪs, hiː hˈɜːld hɪz bˈæɾəl ˈæks æz fˈɑːɹ æz hiː kˈʊd, ænd sˈɛd ðætðə dˈɪstəns bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz wˈɛpən ænd ðə hˈænd wˌɪtʃ θɹˈuː ɪt ʃˌʊd biː ðə lˈɛŋθ ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋ.