text_original: Brought up in this way, with never a thought outside their regiment, and with certain privileges not shared by the rest of the 260 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE army, these Janissaries were inspired by an esprit de corps which made them a perfectly unrivalled force in the hands of the Sultan.
text_transcription: BROUGHT UP IN THIS WAY WITH NEVER A THOUGHT OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGIMENT AND WITH CERTAIN PRIVILEGES NOT SHARED BY THE REST OF THE ARMY THESE JANNISSARIES WERE INSPIRED BY AN ESPRIT DE CORPS WHICH MADE THEM A PERFECTLY UNRIVALLED FORCE IN THE HANDS OF THE SULTAN
phonemes: bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ, wɪð nˈɛvɚɹ ɐ θˈɔːt aʊtsˈaɪd ðɛɹ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, ænd wɪð sˈɜːʔn̩ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz nˌɑːt ʃˈɛɹd baɪ ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː ˈɑːɹmi, ðiːz dʒˈænɪsɚɹiz wɜːɹ ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ɐn ɛspɹˈɪt də kˈɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ðˌɛm ɐ pˈɜːfɛktli ʌnɹˈaɪvəld fˈɔːɹs ɪnðə hˈændz ʌvðə sˈʌltən.