ðiːz stˈuːdənts, hˌuː wɜː tˈuːɾɚd baɪ ɹˈɑːtʃ ænd hɪz lˈɔŋtaɪm fɹˈɛnd ˈiːəˌɪn kˈɑːlfɚ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəli ɐklˈeɪmd ˈɑːɹɾɪmˌɪs fˈaʊl nˈɑːvəlz, wɜː ðə fˈɜːst ɪn ɐ lˈɔŋ lˈaɪn ʌv stˈuːdənts ˌʌndɚ ɹˈɑːtʃᵻz kˈoʊtʃɪŋ.
These students, who were tutored by Roche and his longtime friend Eoin Colfer (author of the internationally acclaimed Artemis Fowl novels), were the first in a long line of students under Roche's coaching.