text_original: At last the elders of the city came to (Edipus and said, "O king, thou didst save the city and 8 THE STORY OF (EDIPUS the people long ago, when we were sore pressed by a horrible monster; save us now, if thou canst, by thy great wisdom."
text_transcription: AT LAST THE ELDERS OF THIS CITY CAME TO OEDIPUS AND SAID O KING THOU DIDST SAVE THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE LONG AGO WHEN WE WERE SORE PRESSED BY A HORRIBLE MONSTER SAVE US NOW IF THOU CANST BY THY GREAT WISDOM
phonemes: æt lˈæst ðɪ ˈɛldɚz ʌvðə sˈɪɾi kˈeɪm tuː (ˈɛdɪpəs ænd sˈɛd, "ˈoʊ kˈɪŋ, ðˈaʊ dˈɪdst sˈeɪv ðə sˈɪɾi ænd ˈeɪt ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌv (ˈɛdɪpəs ðə pˈiːpəl lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ, wˌɛn wiː wɜː sˈɔːɹ pɹˈɛst baɪ ɐ hˈɔːɹɪbəl mˈɔnstɚ; sˈeɪv ˌʌs nˈaʊ, ɪf ðˈaʊ kˈænst, baɪ ðˌaɪ ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɪzdəm."