text_original: It is strange that it did not occur to most of them that there was an alternative ; that they were not ordered by fate to accept whatever the conquerors chose to offer.
text_transcription: IT IS STRANGE THAT IT DID NOT OCCUR TO MOST OF THEM THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT THEY WERE NOT ORDERED BY FATE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER THE CONQUERORS CHOSE TO OFFER
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz stɹˈeɪndʒ ðˌɐɾɪt dɪdnˌɑːt əkˈɜː tə mˈoʊst əv ðˌɛm ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ; ðæt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ fˈeɪt tʊ ɐksˈɛpt wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚz tʃˈoʊz tʊ ˈɔfɚ.