text_original: The defenders were too few in number to guard all these three outworks, so it was decided to meet the enemy at the second wall, as the inner wall which should have been the most SIEGE OF CONSTANTINTOPLE 1453 Suit Tent Golden Gat l^.v^ociJUdvL^g. ,0'i<v<i'<'* J ENGLISH MILES defensible was not in perfect repair. In the post of greatest danger near this wall were stationed the choicest troops under Justiniani himself and the Em  peror Constantine; while the admiral with his fleet stayed near the boom across the harbour.
text_transcription: THE DEFENDERS WERE TOO FEW IN NUMBER TO GUARD ALL THESE THREE OUTWORKS SO IT WAS DECIDED TO MEET THE ENEMY AT THE SECOND WALL AS THE INNER WALL WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST OFFENSIBLE WAS NOT IN PERFECT REPAIR IN THE POST OF GREATEST DANGER NEAR THIS WALL WAS STATIONED THE CHOICEST TROOPS UNDER JUSTINIAN HIMSELF AND THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE WHILE THE ADMIRAL WITH HIS FLEET STAYED NEAR THE BOOM ACROSS THE HARBOR
phonemes: ðə dᵻfˈɛndɚz wɜː tˈuː fjuː ɪn nˈʌmbɚ tə ɡˈɑːɹd ˈɔːl ðiːz θɹˈiː aʊtwˈɜːks, sˌoʊ ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə mˈiːt ðɪ ˈɛnəmi æt ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɔːl, æz ðɪ ˈɪnɚ wˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn ðə mˈoʊst sˈiːdʒ ʌv kˈɑːnstɐntˌɪntɑːpəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː sˈuːt tˈɛnt ɡˈoʊldən ɡˈæt ˈɛl.vˈiː ˈoʊsaɪ dʒˈeɪ ˈʌdv ˈɛl dʒˈiː. ,zˈiəɹoʊ i vˈiː ˈaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dʒˈeɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈaɪlz dᵻfˈɛnsᵻbəl wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn pˈɜːfɛkt ɹᵻpˈɛɹ. ɪnðə pˈoʊst ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst dˈeɪndʒɚ nˌɪɹ ðɪs wˈɔːl wɜː stˈeɪʃənd ðə tʃˈɔɪsɪst tɹˈuːps ˌʌndɚ dʒˈʌstɪnˌiəni hɪmsˈɛlf ænd ðɪ ˈɛm pˈɛɹɚ kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn; wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl wɪð hɪz flˈiːt stˈeɪd nˌɪɹ ðə bˈuːm əkɹˌɑːs ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ.