text_original: A formal mission under Lieutenant Prideaux and Mr. Rassam, a Syrian Christian in the English service, was despatched to Magdala to demand the relief of the captives. But King Theodore was de  fiant, and the only result of the mission was that Prideaux and Rassam joined the band of captives in Magdala.
text_transcription: A FORMAL MISSION UNDER LIEUTENANT PREDO AND MISTER RUSSAM A SYRIAN CHRISTIAN IN THE ENGLISH SERVICE WAS DESPATCHED TO MAGDALA TO DEMAND THE RELIEF OF THE CAPTIVES BUT KING THEODORE WAS DEFIANT AND THE ONLY RESULT OF THE MISSION WAS THAT PREDO AND RASAM JOINED THE BAND OF CAPTIVES IN MAGDALA
phonemes: ɐ fˈɔːɹməl mˈɪʃən ˌʌndɚ luːtˈɛnənt pɹˈaɪdɔːks ænd mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈæsəm, ɐ sˈɪɹiən kɹˈɪstʃən ɪnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈɜːvɪs, wʌz dᵻspˈætʃt tə mæɡdˈɑːlə tə dᵻmˈænd ðə ɹᵻlˈiːf ʌvðə kˈæptɪvz. bˌʌt kˈɪŋ θˈiːədˌɔːɹ wʌz də fˈaɪənt, ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə mˈɪʃən wʌz ðæt pɹˈaɪdɔːks ænd ɹˈæsəm dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈænd ʌv kˈæptɪvz ɪn mæɡdˈɑːlə.