text_original: It was like a vast square in some underground city, whose limits were lost amid endless columns supporting the vaulted roof. These pillars glittered like crystal in the rays of countless torches borne by a multitude of men, armed with strange weapons, and scattered in confusion about the cave.
text_transcription: IT WAS LIKE A VAST SQUARE IN SOME UNDERGROUND CITY WHOSE LIMITS WERE LOST AMID ENDLESS COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE VAULTED ROOF THESE PILLARS GLITTERED LIKE CRYSTAL IN THE RAYS OF COUNTLESS TORCHES BORNE BY A MULTITUDE OF MEN ARMED WITH STRANGE WEAPONS AND SCATTERED IN CONFUSION ABOUT THE CAVE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz lˈaɪk ɐ vˈæst skwˈɛɹ ɪn sˌʌm ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd sˈɪɾi, hˌuːz lˈɪmɪts wɜː lˈɔst ɐmˈɪd ˈɛndləs kˈɑːlʌmz səpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ðə vˈɔltᵻd ɹˈuːf. ðiːz pˈɪlɚz ɡlˈɪɾɚd lˈaɪk kɹˈɪstəl ɪnðə ɹˈeɪz ʌv kˈaʊntləs tˈɔːɹtʃᵻz bˈɔːɹn baɪ ɐ mˈʌltɪtˌuːd ʌv mˈɛn, ˈɑːɹmd wɪð stɹˈeɪndʒ wˈɛpənz, ænd skˈæɾɚd ɪn kənfjˈuːʒən ɐbˌaʊt ðə kˈeɪv.