text_original: Neither armies nor walled cities could withstand the torrent. It was the custom of the Tartars to estimate the number of their victims by collecting their right ears, and the sack of Moscow alone is said to have yielded 270,000 ears. As a result of the Tartar invasion, commerce and govern  ment were swept away, and Russian civilization was set back more than two centuries behind that of the rest of Europe.
text_transcription: NEITHER ARMIES NOR WALLED CITIES COULD WITHSTAND THE TORRENT IT WAS THE CUSTOM OF THE TARTARS TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF THEIR VICTIMS BY COLLECTING THEIR RIGHT EARS AND THE SACK OF MOSCOW ALONE IS SAID TO HAVE YIELDED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND YEARS AS A RESULT OF THE TARTAR INVASION COMMERCE AND GOVERNMENT WERE SWEPT AWAY AND RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION WAS SET BACK MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES BEHIND THAT OF THE REST OF EUROPE
phonemes: nˈiːðɚɹ ˈɑːɹmiz nˈɔːɹ wˈɔːld sˈɪɾiz kʊd wɪðstˈænd ðə tˈɔɹənt. ɪt wʌzðə kˈʌstəm ʌvðə tˈɑːɹɾɚz tʊ ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪt ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ vˈɪktɪmz baɪ kəlˈɛktɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪt ˈɪɹz, ænd ðə sˈæk ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ ɐlˈoʊn ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv jˈiːldᵻd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɪɹz. æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə tˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ɪnvˈeɪʒən, kˈɑːmɜːs ænd ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt wɜː swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ, ænd ɹˈʌʃən sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən wʌz sˈɛt bˈæk mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈuː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz bᵻhˌaɪnd ðæt ʌvðə ɹˈɛst ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp.