text_original: These bar  barous punishments, blinding and mutilation, were characteristic of the Constantinople of that day, but the resort to them on so large a scale proved the alarm as well as the cruelty of the young emperor, and must have helped to lose him the hearts of his subjects.
text_transcription: THESE BARBAROUS PUNISHMENTS BLINDING AND MUTILATION WERE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CONSTANTINOPLE OF THAT DAY BUT THE RESORT TO THEM ON SO LARGE A SCALE PROVED THE ALARM AS WELL AS THE CRUELTY OF THE YOUNG EMPEROR AND MUST HAVE HELPED TO LOSE HIM THE HEARTS OF HIS SUBJECTS
phonemes: ðiːz bˈɑːɹ bˈæɹəs pˈʌnɪʃmənts, blˈaɪndɪŋ ænd mjˌuːɾɪlˈeɪʃən, wɜː kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ʌv ðæt dˈeɪ, bˌʌt ðə ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt tə ðˌɛm ˌɔn sˌoʊ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐ skˈeɪl pɹˈuːvd ðɪ ɐlˈɑːɹm æz wˈɛl æz ðə kɹˈuːəlti ʌvðə jˈʌŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ænd mˈʌstɐv hˈɛlpt tə lˈuːz hˌɪm ðə hˈɑːɹts ʌv hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts.