text_original: The Lord Provost himself was more than suspected of being a Jaco  bite at heart. The city was miserably defended. Such walls as it possessed were more ornamental than usef ul, and in any case were sadly in want of repair.
text_transcription: THE LORD PROVISED HIMSELF WAS MORE THAN SUSPECTED OF BEING A JACOBITE AT HEART THE CITY WAS MISERABLY DEFENDED SUCH WALLS AS IT POSSESSED WERE MORE ORNAMENTAL THAN USEFUL AND IN ANY CASE WERE SADLY IN WANT OF REPAIR
phonemes: ðə lˈɔːɹd pɹˈɑːvɑːst hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn səspˈɛktᵻd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɑːkoʊ bˈaɪt æt hˈɑːɹt. ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz mˈɪzɹəbli dᵻfˈɛndᵻd. sˈʌtʃ wˈɔːlz æz ɪt pəzˈɛst wɜː mˈɔːɹ ˌɔːɹnəmˈɛntəl ðɐn jˈuːzɛf ˈʊl, ænd ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs wɜː sˈædli ɪn wˈɔnt ʌv ɹᵻpˈɛɹ.