text_original: The gendarme, who conducted us over this castle, told us that there was an opening to the lake, by means of a secret spring, connected with which the whole dungeon might be filled with water before the prisoners could possibly escape
text_transcription: THE GENDARME WHO CONDUCTED US OVER THIS CASTLE TOLD US THAT THERE WAS AN OPENING TO THE LAKE BY MEANS OF A SECRET SPRING CONNECTED WITH WHICH THE WHOLE DUNGEON MIGHT BE FILLED WITH WATER BEFORE THE PRISONERS COULD POSSIBLY ESCAPE
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɛndɑːɹm, hˌuː kəndˈʌktᵻd ˌʌs ˌoʊvɚ ðɪs kˈæsəl, tˈoʊld ˌʌs ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈoʊpənɪŋ tə ðə lˈeɪk, baɪ mˈiːnz əvə sˈiːkɹᵻt spɹˈɪŋ, kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə hˈoʊl dˈʌndʒən mˌaɪt biː fˈɪld wɪð wˈɔːɾɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə pɹˈɪzənɚz kʊd pˈɑːsᵻbli ɛskˈeɪp