text_original: In vain they dashed against that moveless barrier. " The Northern nations," says the Spanish Chronicler Isidore,* " stood immovable as a wall, or as if frozen to their places by the rigorous breath of winter, but hewins" down the Arabs with their swords.
text_transcription: IN VAIN THEY DASHED AGAINST THAT MOVELESS BARRIER THE NORTHERN NATIONS SAYS THE SPANISH CHRONICLER ISIDOR STOOD IMMOVABLE AS A WALL OR AS IF FROZEN IN THEIR PLACES BY THE RIGOROUS BREATH OF WINTER BUT HEWING DOWN THE ARABS WITH THEIR SWORDS
phonemes: ɪn vˈeɪn ðeɪ dˈæʃt ɐɡˈɛnst ðæt mˈuːvləs bˈæɹiɚ. " ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn nˈeɪʃənz," sˈɛz ðə spˈænɪʃ kɹˈɑːnɪklɚɹ ˈɪsɪdˌɔːɹ,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk " stˈʊd ɪmˈuːvəbəl æz ɐ wˈɔːl, ɔːɹ æz ɪf fɹˈoʊzən tə ðɛɹ plˈeɪsᵻz baɪ ðə ɹˈɪɡɚɹəs bɹˈɛθ ʌv wˈɪntɚ, bˌʌt hjˈuːɪnz" dˌaʊn ðɪ ˈæɹəbz wɪð ðɛɹ sˈɔːɹdz.