text_original: The wretched vic  tims were questioned under torture, and with a few noble exceptions were driven to admit the truth of every sort of accusation, however impossible : almost without exception they retracted their admissions as soon as they were released from the agony of torture.
text_transcription: THE WRETCHED VICTIMS WERE QUESTIONED UNDER TORTURE AND WITH A FEW NOBLE EXCEPTIONS WERE DRIVEN TO ADMIT THE TRUTH OF EVERY SORT OF ACCUSATION HOWEVER IMPOSSIBLE ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION THEY RETRACTED THEIR ADMISSIONS AS SOON AS THEY WERE RELEASED FROM THE AGONY OF TORTURE
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɛtʃᵻd vˈɪk tˈɪmz wɜː kwˈɛstʃənd ˌʌndɚ tˈɔːɹtʃɚ, ænd wɪð ɐ fjˈuː nˈoʊbəl ɛksˈɛpʃənz wɜː dɹˈɪvən tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ðə tɹˈuːθ ʌv ˈɛvɹi sˈɔːɹt ʌv ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃən, haʊˈɛvɚɹ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl : ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪðˌaʊt ɛksˈɛpʃən ðeɪ ɹᵻtɹˈæktᵻd ðɛɹ ɐdmˈɪʃənz æz sˈuːn æz ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌmðɪ ˈæɡəni ʌv tˈɔːɹtʃɚ.