text_original: But the Campanians being overpowered, and, contrary to the expectation of Romans and Samnites alike, resorting to Rome for aid, the Romans, on whose protection they threw themselves, were forced to succour them as dependants, and to accept a war which, it seemed to them, they could not with honour decline.
text_transcription: BUT THE CAMPANIANS BEING OVERPOWERED AND CONTRARY TO THE EXPECTATION OF ROMANS AND SAMITES ALIKE RESORTING TO ROME FOR AID THE ROMANS ON WHOSE PROTECTION THEY THREW THEMSELVES WERE FORCED TO SUCCOUR THEM AS DEPENDENTS AND TO ACCEPT A WAR WHICH IT SEEMED TO THEM THEY COULD NOT WITH HONOUR DECLINE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə kæmpˈeɪniənz bˌiːɪŋ ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚd, ænd, kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðɪ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈoʊmənz ænd sˈæmnaɪts ɐlˈaɪk, ɹᵻzˈɔːɹɾɪŋ tə ɹˈoʊm fɔːɹ ˈeɪd, ðə ɹˈoʊmənz, ˌɔn hˌuːz pɹətˈɛkʃən ðeɪ θɹˈuː ðɛmsˈɛlvz, wɜː fˈɔːɹst tə sˈʌkɚ ðˌɛm æz dᵻpˈɛndənts, ænd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ɐ wˈɔːɹ wˈɪtʃ, ɪt sˈiːmd tə ðˌɛm, ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt wɪð ˈɑːnɚ dᵻklˈaɪn.