text_original: They were joined at once by his single company of guards ; together they charged and dispersed the crowd that followed him, while the slaves that bore the litter flung it down upon the ground and left their master stunned and helpless and un  defended, to be hacked to death by the fierce but while on soldiery that closed about him.
text_transcription: THEY WERE JOINED AT ONCE BY HIS SINGLE COMPANY OF GUARDS TOGETHER THEY CHARGED AND DISPERSED THE CROWD THAT FOLLOWED HIM WHILE THE SLAVES THAT BORE THE LITTER FLUNG IT DOWN UPON THE GROUND AND LEFT THEIR MASTER STUNNED AND HELPLESS AND UNDEFENDED TO BE HACKED TO DEATH BY THE FIERCE SOLDIERY THAT CLOSED ABOUT HIM
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː dʒˈɔɪnd ɐtwˈʌns baɪ hɪz sˈɪŋɡəl kˈʌmpəni ʌv ɡˈɑːɹdz ; təɡˌɛðɚ ðeɪ tʃˈɑːɹdʒd ænd dɪspˈɜːst ðə kɹˈaʊd ðæt fˈɑːloʊd hˌɪm, wˌaɪl ðə slˈeɪvz ðæt bˈɔːɹ ðə lˈɪɾɚ flˈʌŋ ɪt dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd lˈɛft ðɛɹ mˈæstɚ stˈʌnd ænd hˈɛlpləs ænd ˈʌn dᵻfˈɛndᵻd, təbi hˈækt tə dˈɛθ baɪ ðə fˈɪɹs bˌʌt wˌaɪl ˌɔn sˈoʊldɪɚɹi ðæt klˈoʊzd ɐbˈaʊt hˌɪm.