text_original: He repaired the walls in several places, gone quite to decay, rebuilt most of the towers, erected several new ones, two especially of great strength, on the opposite banks of the Tiber, with a chain drawn from the one to the other, to prevent any vessel from passing; and, to defend the city still more effectually, caused a great 6 ROME DEFENDED FROM THE SARACENS many bodies of saints, dug up in the cemeteries without the walls, to be brought into it with great pomp and solemnity.
text_transcription: HE REPAIRED THE WALLS IN SEVERAL PLACES GONE QUITE TO DECAY REBUILT MOST OF THE TOWERS ERECTED SEVERAL NEW ONES TOO ESPECIALLY OF GREAT STRENGTH ON THE OPPOSITE BANKS OF THE TIBER WITH A CHAIN DRAWN FROM THE ONE TO THE OTHER TO PREVENT ANY VESSEL FROM PASSING AND TO DEFEND THE CITY STILL MORE EFFECTUALLY CAUSED A GREAT MANY BODIES OF SAINTS DUG UP IN THE CEMETERIES WITHOUT THE WALLS TO BE BROUGHT INTO IT WITH GREAT POMP AND SOLEMNITY
phonemes: hiː ɹᵻpˈɛɹd ðə wˈɔːlz ɪn sˈɛvɹəl plˈeɪsᵻz, ɡɔn kwˈaɪt tə dᵻkˈeɪ, ɹᵻbˈɪlt mˈoʊst əv ðə tˈaʊɚz, ɪɹˈɛktᵻd sˈɛvɹəl nˈuː wˌʌnz, tˈuː ɪspˈɛʃəli ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈɛŋθ, ɔnðɪ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt bˈæŋks ʌvðə tˈaɪbɚ, wɪð ɐ tʃˈeɪn dɹˈɔːn fɹʌmðə wˈʌn tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ˌɛni vˈɛsəl fɹʌm pˈæsɪŋ; ænd, tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðə sˈɪɾi stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ ɪfˈɛktʃuːəli, kˈɔːzd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪks ɹˈoʊm dᵻfˈɛndᵻd fɹʌmðə sˈæɹəsənz mˈɛni bˈɑːdiz ʌv sˈeɪnts, dˈʌɡ ˌʌp ɪnðə sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹiz wɪðˌaʊt ðə wˈɔːlz, təbi bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ ɪt wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːmp ænd sɑːlˈɛmnᵻɾi.