text_original: In the day his thoughts vexed him, and evil dreams stood before him in the dark hours of night; and daily the plague pressed more heavily on the people, until at length he asked lokaste of the time when Laios had been slain, and what tidings were brought of the deed.
text_transcription: IN THE DAY HIS THOUGHTS VEXED HIM AND EVIL DREAMS STOOD BEFORE HIM IN THE DARK HOURS OF NIGHT AND DAILY THE PLAGUE PRESSED MORE HEAVILY ON THE PEOPLE UNTIL AT LENGTH HE ASKED JOCASTI OF THE TIME WHEN LAYERS HAD BEEN SLAIN AND WHAT TIDINGS WERE BROUGHT OF THE DEED
phonemes: ɪnðə dˈeɪ hɪz θˈɔːts vˈɛkst hˌɪm, ænd ˈiːvəl dɹˈiːmz stˈʊd bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk ˈaʊɚz ʌv nˈaɪt; ænd dˈeɪli ðə plˈeɪɡ pɹˈɛst mˈɔːɹ hˈɛvili ɔnðə pˈiːpəl, ʌntˈɪl æt lˈɛŋθ hiː ˈæskt lˈɑːkæst ʌvðə tˈaɪm wɛn lˈeɪoʊz hɐdbɪn slˈeɪn, ænd wʌt tˈaɪdɪŋz wɜː bɹˈɔːt ʌvðə dˈiːd.