text_original: He knew that severe comments would be called forth by an act in direct contradiction to doctrines he had emphatically preached. His adherents would condemn him as an apostate. His enemies would accept his practical retraction of one of his theories as a proof of the unsoundness of the rest. It required no little <;ourage to submit to such an ordeal.
text_transcription: HE KNEW THAT SEVERE COMMENTS WOULD BE CALLED FORTH BY AN ACT IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO DOCTRINES HE HAD EMPHATICALLY PREACHED HIS ADHERENTS WOULD CONDEMN HIM AS AN APOSTATE HIS ENEMIES WOULD ACCEPT HIS PRACTICAL RETRACTION OF ONE OF HIS THEORIES AS A PROOF OF THE UNSOUNDNESS OF THE REST IT REQUIRED NO LITTLE COURAGE TO SUBMIT TO SUCH AN ORDEAL
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ðæt sᵻvˈɪɹ kˈɑːmɛnts wʊd biː kˈɔːld fˈɔːɹθ baɪ ɐn ˈækt ɪn dᵻɹˈɛkt kˌɑːntɹədˈɪkʃən tə dˈɑːktɹɪnz hiː hæd ɛmfˈæɾɪkli pɹˈiːtʃt. hɪz ɐdhˈɪɹənts wʊd kəndˈɛm hˌɪm æz ɐn ɐpˈɔsteɪt. hɪz ˈɛnəmiz wʊd ɐksˈɛpt hɪz pɹˈæktɪkəl ɹᵻtɹˈækʃən ʌv wˈʌn ʌv hɪz θˈiəɹiz æz ɐ pɹˈuːf ʌvðɪ ʌnsˈaʊndnəs ʌvðə ɹˈɛst. ɪt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd nˈoʊ lˈɪɾəl;aʊɚɹɪdʒ tə səbmˈɪt tə sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɔːɹdˈiəl.