text_original: Suddenly an armed throng burst into the church and rushed into the choir, where Gregory was celebrating mass ; one of the party aimed a blow with a sword at his head, which would have been fatal had not the man slipped and fallen as he dealt it.
text_transcription: SUDDENLY AN ARMED THRONG BURST INTO THE CHURCH AND RUSHED INTO THE CHOIR WHERE GREGORY WAS CELEBRATING MASS ONE OF THE PARTY AIMED A BLOW WITH A SWORD AT HIS HEAD WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD NOT THE MAN SLIPPED AND FALLEN AS HE DEALT IT
phonemes: sˈʌdənli ɐn ˈɑːɹmd θɹˈɔŋ bˈɜːst ˌɪntʊ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd ɹˈʌʃt ˌɪntʊ ðə kwˈaɪɚ, wˌɛɹ ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi wʌz sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈæs ; wˈʌn ʌvðə pˈɑːɹɾi ˈeɪmd ɐ blˈoʊ wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹd æt hɪz hˈɛd, wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn fˈeɪɾəl hæd nˌɑːt ðə mˈæn slˈɪpt ænd fˈɔːlən æz hiː dˈɛlt ɪt.