text_original: Walls com  pletely surrounded the town, while across the mouth of the Golden Horn a boom guarded the harbour against the entrance of hostile ships.
text_transcription: WALLS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED THE TOWN WHILE ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE GOLDEN HORN A BOOM GUARDED THE HARBOUR AGAINST THE ENTRANCE OF HOSTILE SHIPS
phonemes: wˈɔːlz kˈɑːm plˈiːtli sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd ðə tˈaʊn, wˌaɪl əkɹˌɑːs ðə mˈaʊθ ʌvðə ɡˈoʊldən hˈɔːɹn ɐ bˈuːm ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ʌv hˈɑːstəl ʃˈɪps.