text_original: The occasion which led to war between the Romans and Samnites, who for long had been in league with one another, is of common occurrence in all powerful States, being either brought about by accident, or else purposely contrived by some one who would set war a foot.
text_transcription: THE OCCASION WHICH LED TO WAR BETWEEN THE ROMANS AND SEMNITES WHO FOR LONG HAD BEEN IN LEAGUE WITH ONE ANOTHER IS OF COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALL POWERFUL STATES BEING EITHER BROUGHT ABOUT BY ACCIDENT OR ELSE PURPOSELY CONTRIVED BY SOME ONE WHO WOULD SET WAR AFOOT
phonemes: ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə wˈɔːɹ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ɹˈoʊmənz ænd sˈæmnaɪts, hˌuː fɔːɹ lˈɔŋ hɐdbɪn ɪn lˈiːɡ wɪð wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ, ɪz ʌv kˈɑːmən əkˈɜːɹəns ɪn ˈɔːl pˈaʊɚfəl stˈeɪts, bˌiːɪŋ ˈiːðɚ bɹˈɔːt ɐbˌaʊt baɪ ˈæksɪdənt, ɔːɹ ˈɛls pˈɜːpəsli kəntɹˈaɪvd baɪ sˈʌmwʌn hˌuː wʊd sˈɛt wˈɔːɹ ɐ fˈʊt.