text_original: And Cyrus, who had a soul as sensitive to beauty as to honour, was pleased with the splendid robe, and overjoyed at learning to ride, for a horse is a rare sight in Persia, a mountainous country, and one little suited to the breed.
text_transcription: AND CYRUS WHO HAD A SOUL AS SENSITIVE TO BEAUTY AS TO HONOR WAS PLEASED WITH A SPLENDID ROBE AND OVERJOYED AT LEARNING TO RIDE FOR A HORSE IS A RARE SIGHT IN PERSIA A MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY AND ONE LITTLE SUITED TO THE BREED
phonemes: ænd sˈaɪɹəs, hˌuː hæd ɐ sˈoʊl æz sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv tə bjˈuːɾi æz tʊ ˈɑːnɚ, wʌz plˈiːzd wɪððə splˈɛndɪd ɹˈoʊb, ænd ˌoʊvɚdʒˈɔɪd æt lˈɜːnɪŋ tə ɹˈaɪd, fɚɹə hˈɔːɹs ɪz ɐ ɹˈɛɹ sˈaɪt ɪn pˈɜːʒə, ɐ mˈaʊntɪnəs kˈʌntɹi, ænd wˈʌn lˈɪɾəl sˈuːɾᵻd tə ðə bɹˈiːd.