text_original: His return thither was marked by bloody massacres, which were speedily followed by a plague. While civil war was thus tearing France asunder, the English, ably led by Henry V., had gradually won back all Normandy, although several cities there offered them heroic resistance. Rouen, for instance, held out for many months, and yielded only after every horse, dog, and rat in the place had been devoured, and absolute famine was staring the inhabitants in the face.
text_transcription: HIS RETURN THITHER WAS MARKED BY BLOODY MASSACRES WHICH WERE SPEEDILY FOLLOWED BY A PLAGUE WHILE CIVIL WAR WAS THUS TEARING FRANCE ASUNDER THE ENGLISH ABLY LED BY HENRY THE FIFTH HAD GRADUALLY WON BACK ALL NORMANDY ALTHOUGH SEVERAL CITIES THERE OFFERED THEM HEROIC RESISTANCE HOUEN FOR INSTANCE HELD OUT FOR MANY MONTHS AND YIELDED ONLY AFTER EVERY HORSE DOG AND RAT IN THE PLACE HAD BEEN DEVOURED AND ABSOLUTE FAMINE WAS STARING THE INHABITANTS IN THE FACE
phonemes: hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn ðˈɪðɚ wʌz mˈɑːɹkt baɪ blˈʌdi mˈæsəkɚz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː spˈiːdili fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ plˈeɪɡ. wˌaɪl sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ wʌz ðˈʌs tˈɛɹɪŋ fɹˈæns ɐsˈʌndɚ, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, ˈeɪbli lˈɛd baɪ hˈɛnɹi vˈiː., hæd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli wˈʌn bˈæk ˈɔːl nˈɔːɹməndi, ɔːlðˈoʊ sˈɛvɹəl sˈɪɾiz ðɛɹ ˈɔfɚd ðˌɛm hɪɹˈoʊɪk ɹᵻsˈɪstəns. ɹˈaʊən, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, hˈɛld ˈaʊt fɔːɹ mˈɛni mˈʌnθs, ænd jˈiːldᵻd ˈoʊnli ˈæftɚɹ ˈɛvɹi hˈɔːɹs, dˈɑːɡ, ænd ɹˈæt ɪnðə plˈeɪs hɐdbɪn dɪvˈaʊɚd, ænd ˈæbsəlˌuːt fˈæmɪn wʌz stˈɛɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ɪnðə fˈeɪs.