text_original: But to return to the matter in hand, I say briefly, that when the neighbours of Rome sought to crush her, they led her to take measures not merely for her readier defence, but such as enabled her to attack them with a stronger force, with better skill, and with an undivided command. CHAPTER XXXV—_W
text_transcription: BUT TO RETURN TO THE MATTER IN HAND I SAY BRIEFLY THAT WHEN THE NEIGHBOURS OF ROME SOUGHT TO CRUSH HER THEY LED HER TO TAKE MEASURES NOT MERELY FOR HER READIER DEFENCE BUT SUCH AS ENABLED HER TO ATTACK THEM WITH A STRONGER FORCE WITH BETTER SKILL AND WITH AN UNDIVIDED COMMAND END OF CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
phonemes: bˌʌt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ɪn hˈænd, aɪ sˈeɪ bɹˈiːfli, ðæt wɛn ðə nˈeɪbɚz ʌv ɹˈoʊm sˈɔːt tə kɹˈʌʃ hɜː, ðeɪ lˈɛd hɜː tə tˈeɪk mˈɛʒɚz nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli fɔːɹ hɜː ɹˈɛdiɚ dᵻfˈɛns, bˌʌt sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɛnˈeɪbəld hɜː tʊ ɐtˈæk ðˌɛm wɪð ɐ stɹˈɔŋɡɚ fˈɔːɹs, wɪð bˈɛɾɚ skˈɪl, ænd wɪð ɐn ʌndᵻvˈaɪdᵻd kəmˈænd. tʃˈæptɚ ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv—dˈʌbəljˌuː