text_original: Towns and strongholds had to be stormed or starved into surrender, till the last hopes and fana  ticism of the people stood at bay within the walls of Jerusalem and the lines of the besieging legions.
text_transcription: TOWNS AND STRONGHOLDS HAD TO BE STORMED OR STARVED INTO SURRENDER TILL THE LAST HOPES AND FANATICISM OF THE PEOPLE STOOD AT BAY WITHIN THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM IN THE LINES OF THE BESIEGING LEGIONS
phonemes: tˈaʊnz ænd stɹˈɔŋhoʊldz hædtə biː stˈɔːɹmd ɔːɹ stˈɑːɹvd ˌɪntʊ sɚɹˈɛndɚ, tˈɪl ðə lˈæst hˈoʊps ænd fˈɑːnə tˈɪsɪzəm ʌvðə pˈiːpəl stˈʊd æt bˈeɪ wɪðˌɪn ðə wˈɔːlz ʌv dʒɚɹˈuːsələm ænd ðə lˈaɪnz ʌvðə bᵻsˈiːdʒɪŋ lˈiːdʒənz.