text_original: Thus it came to pass that a small but brave body of men, the advance guard of Pippin's army, emerged unhindered into the valley of Susa. Thinking to win an easy 98 CHARLEMAGNE. victory Aistulf launched the Lombard host upon them. But the Franks, strong in their pious faitli in God and St. Peter, and fighting also in a narrow valley, where the superior numbers of the enemy gave them no advantage, bravely repelled the Lombard onset.
text_transcription: THUS IT CAME TO PASS THAT A SMALL BUT BRAVE BODY OF MEN THE ADVANCE GUARD OF PIPPIN'S ARMY EMERGED UNHINDERED INTO THE VALLEY OF SUZA THINKING TO WIN AN EASY VICTORY ASTOV LAUNCHED THE LOMBARD HOST UPON THEM BUT THE FRANKS STRONG IN THEIR PIOUS FAITH IN GOD AND SAINT PETER AND FIGHTING ALSO IN A NARROW VALLEY WHERE THE SUPERIOR NUMBERS OF THE ENEMY GAVE THEM NO ADVANTAGE BRAVELY REPELLED THE LOMBARD ONSET
phonemes: ðˈʌs ɪt kˈeɪm tə pˈæs ðˌæɾə smˈɔːl bˌʌt bɹˈeɪv bˈɑːdi ʌv mˈɛn, ðɪ ɐdvˈæns ɡˈɑːɹd ʌv pˈɪpɪnz ˈɑːɹmi, ɪmˈɜːdʒd ʌnhˈɪndɚd ˌɪntʊ ðə vˈæli ʌv sˈuːzə. θˈɪŋkɪŋ tə wˈɪn ɐn ˈiːzi nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. vˈɪktɚɹi ˈeɪstʌlf lˈɑːntʃt ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd hˈoʊst əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm. bˌʌt ðə fɹˈæŋks, stɹˈɔŋ ɪn ðɛɹ pˈaɪəs fˈeɪtli ɪn ɡˈɑːd ænd sənt. pˈiːɾɚ, ænd fˈaɪɾɪŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ɐ nˈæɹoʊ vˈæli, wˌɛɹ ðə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ nˈʌmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm nˈoʊ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ, bɹˈeɪvli ɹᵻpˈɛld ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd ˈɑːnsɛt.