text_original: The sight of these horrible trophies, instead of frighten  ing the Cimbri, only spurred them on to greater efforts. They made ready for battle by binding themselves together with ropes to keep their ranks firm ; but their movements were thus hampered, and in spite of their bravery they met the same fate as the Teutons.
text_transcription: THE SIGHT OF THESE HORRIBLE TROPHIES INSTEAD OF FRIGHTENING THE KIMBREE ONLY SPURRED THEM ON TO GREATER EFFORTS THEY MADE READY FOR BATTLE BY BINDING THEMSELVES TOGETHER WITH ROPES TO KEEP THEIR RANKS FIRM BUT THEIR MOVEMENTS WERE THUS HAMPERED AND IN SPITE OF THEIR BRAVERY THEY MET THE SAME FATE AS THE TEUTANS
phonemes: ðə sˈaɪt ʌv ðiːz hˈɔːɹɪbəl tɹˈoʊfiz, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv fɹˈaɪʔn̩ ˈɪŋ ðə sˈɪmbɹi, ˈoʊnli spˈɜːd ðˌɛm ˌɔn tə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛfɚts. ðeɪ mˌeɪd ɹˈɛdi fɔːɹ bˈæɾəl baɪ bˈaɪndɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɹˈoʊps tə kˈiːp ðɛɹ ɹˈæŋks fˈɜːm ; bˌʌt ðɛɹ mˈuːvmənts wɜː ðˈʌs hˈæmpɚd, ænd ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ðɛɹ bɹˈeɪvɚɹi ðeɪ mˈɛt ðə sˈeɪm fˈeɪt æz ðə tjˈuːtənz.