text_original: Efforts had been made from time to time to win over the Prussians and their neighbours to the Christian faith, but the work of conversion was dangerous as well as difficult, and early in the thirteenth century a Polish Duke invited a body of German Knights to aid in the task.
text_transcription: EFFORTS HAD BEEN MADE FROM TIME TO TIME TO WIN OVER THE PRUSSIANS AND THEIR NEIGHBORS TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BUT THE WORK OF CONVERSION WAS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT AND EARLY IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY A POLISH DUKE INVITED A BODY OF GERMAN KNIGHTS TO AID IN THE TASK
phonemes: ˈɛfɚts hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd fɹʌm tˈaɪm tə tˈaɪm tə wˈɪn ˌoʊvɚ ðə pɹˈʌʃənz ænd ðɛɹ nˈeɪbɚz tə ðə kɹˈɪstʃən fˈeɪθ, bˌʌt ðə wˈɜːk ʌv kənvˈɜːʒən wʌz dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs æz wˈɛl æz dˈɪfɪkəlt, ænd ˈɜːli ɪnðə θˈɜːtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɐ pˈoʊlɪʃ dˈuːk ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv dʒˈɜːmən nˈaɪts tʊ ˈeɪd ɪnðə tˈæsk.