text_original: Then they told him how on a high clifif near the city of Thebes a horrible monster, with a maiden's face and a lion's body, sat looking on the plain below, and how the breath of the Sphinx poisoned the pure air of the heavens and filled their dwelHngs with a noisome pestilence.
text_transcription: THEN THEY TOLD HIM HOW ON A HIGH CLIFF NEAR THE CITY OF THEBES A HORRIBLE MONSTER WITH A MAIDEN'S FACE AND A LION'S BODY SAT LOOKING ON THE PLAIN BELOW AND HOW THE BREATH OF THE SWINGS POISONED THE PURE AIR OF THE HEAVENS AND FILLED THEIR DWELLINGS WITH A NOISOME PESTILENCE
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðeɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm hˌaʊ ˌɔn ɐ hˈaɪ klˈɪfɪf nˌɪɹ ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv θˈiːbz ɐ hˈɔːɹɪbəl mˈɔnstɚ, wɪð ɐ mˈeɪdənz fˈeɪs ænd ɐ lˈaɪənz bˈɑːdi, sˈæt lˈʊkɪŋ ɔnðə plˈeɪn bᵻlˈoʊ, ænd hˌaʊ ðə bɹˈɛθ ʌvðə sfˈɪŋks pˈɔɪzənd ðə pjˈʊɹ ˈɛɹ ʌvðə hˈɛvənz ænd fˈɪld ðɛɹ dwˈɛl ˌeɪtʃˌɛndʒˌiːˈɛs wɪð ɐ nˈɔɪsʌm pˈɛstɪləns.