text_original: Nevertheless the defence was stout, and renewed assaults on walls and boom were again a failure ; even attempts to undermine the city 268 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE were rendered difficult by the rocky nature of the ground.
text_transcription: NEVERTHELESS THE DEFENSE WAS STOUT AND RENEWED ASSAULTS ON WALLS AND BOOM WERE AGAIN A FAILURE EVEN ATTEMPTS TO UNDERMINE THE CITY WERE RENDERED DIFFICULT BY THE ROCKY NATURE OF THE GROUND
phonemes: nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ðə dᵻfˈɛns wʌz stˈaʊt, ænd ɹᵻnˈuːd ɐsˈɔlts ˌɔn wˈɔːlz ænd bˈuːm wɜːɹ ɐɡˈɛn ɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ ; ˈiːvən ɐtˈɛmpts tʊ ˌʌndɚmˈaɪn ðə sˈɪɾi tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː wɜː ɹˈɛndɚd dˈɪfɪkəlt baɪ ðə ɹˈɑːki nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈaʊnd.