text_original: First, the great clearance which that region made of its inhabitants during the decline of the Roman Empire, when more than thirty nations issued from it in succession; and next, the circumstance that the countries of Germany and Hungary, whence also these nations came, are now so much improved that men can live there in comfort, and consequently are not constrained to shift their habitations.
text_transcription: FIRST THE GREAT CLEARANCE WHICH THAT REGION MADE OF ITS INHABITANTS DURING THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WHEN MORE THAN THIRTY NATIONS ISSUED FROM IT IN SUCCESSION AND NEXT THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE COUNTRIES OF GERMANY AND HUNGARY WHENCE ALSO THESE NATIONS CAME ARE NOW SO MUCH IMPROVED THAT MEN CAN LIVE THERE IN COMFORT AND CONSEQUENTLY ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO SHIFT THEIR HABITATIONS
phonemes: fˈɜːst, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt klˈɪɹəns wˌɪtʃ ðæt ɹˈiːdʒən mˌeɪd ʌv ɪts ɪnhˈæbɪtənts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˌɛn mˈɔːɹ ðɐn θˈɜːɾi nˈeɪʃənz ˈɪʃuːd fɹʌm ɪɾ ɪn səksˈɛʃən; ænd nˈɛkst, ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌæns ðætðə kˈʌntɹiz ʌv dʒˈɜːməni ænd hˈʌŋɡɚɹi, wˈɛns ˈɔːlsoʊ ðiːz nˈeɪʃənz kˈeɪm, ɑːɹ nˈaʊ sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɪmpɹˈuːvd ðæt mˈɛn kæn lˈɪv ðɛɹ ɪn kˈʌmfɚt, ænd kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kənstɹˈeɪnd tə ʃˈɪft ðɛɹ hˌæbɪtˈeɪʃənz.