text_original: Each emperor strove to outdo his predecessors in the fostering of scholars and the education of the gentry. Great libraries were established, schools sprang up, poets, essayists, and historians thronged the successive courts.
text_transcription: EACH EMPEROR STROVE TO OUTDO HIS PREDECESSORS IN THE FOSTERING OF SCHOLARS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE GENTRY GREAT LIBRARIES WERE ESTABLISHED SCHOOLS SPRANG UP POETS ESSAYISTS AND HISTORIANS THRONGED THE SUCCESSIVE COURTS
phonemes: ˈiːtʃ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ stɹˈoʊv tʊ aʊtdˈuː hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz ɪnðə fˈɑːstɚɹɪŋ ʌv skˈɑːlɚz ænd ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dʒˈɛntɹi. ɡɹˈeɪt lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz wɜːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt, skˈuːlz spɹˈæŋ ˈʌp, pˈoʊɪts, ˈɛseɪˌɪsts, ænd hɪstˈɔːɹiənz θɹˈɔŋd ðə səksˈɛsɪv kˈɔːɹts.