text_original: His hope of a combined effort of Europe on his behalf was, as we have already seen, disappointed ; but Christianity produced two other champions whose efforts shed some glory on the dechn  ing cause of the Eastern Empire.
text_transcription: HIS HOPE OF A COMBINED EFFORT BY EUROPE ON HIS BEHALF WAS AS WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN DISAPPOINTED BUT CHRISTIANITY PRODUCED TWO OTHER CHAMPIONS WHOSE EFFORTS SHED SOME GLORY ON THE DECLINING CAUSE OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE
phonemes: hɪz hˈoʊp əvə kəmbˈaɪnd ˈɛfɚt ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ˌɔn hɪz bᵻhˈæf wʌz, æz wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈiːn, dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ; bˌʌt kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi pɹədˈuːst tˈuː ˈʌðɚ tʃˈæmpiənz hˌuːz ˈɛfɚts ʃˈɛd sˌʌm ɡlˈɔːɹi ɔnðə dˈɛtʃn ˈɪŋ kˈɔːz ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpaɪɚ.