text_original: Even their amuse  ments were hardly less cruel than their war making, for their one great delight was the chase; or, as here shown, even in a descent into the arena to slaughter wild animals that had been captured and driven out of their cages to af  ford marks for the archery of the king.
text_transcription: EVEN THEIR AMUSEMENTS WERE HARDLY LESS CRUEL THAN THEIR WAR MAKING FOR THEIR ONE GREAT DELIGHT WAS THE CHASE OR AS HERE SHOWN EVEN IN A DESCENT INTO THE ARENA TO SLAUGHTER WILD ANIMALS THAT HAD BEEN CAPTURED AND DRIVEN OUT OF THEIR CAGES TO AFFORD MARKS FOR THE ARCHERY OF THE KING
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðɛɹ ɐmjˈuːz mˈɛnts wɜː hˈɑːɹdli lˈɛs kɹˈuːəl ðɐn ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹ mˈeɪkɪŋ, fɔːɹ ðɛɹ wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻlˈaɪt wʌzðə tʃˈeɪs; ɔːɹ, æz hˈɪɹ ʃˈoʊn, ˈiːvən ɪn ɐ dᵻsˈɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə tə slˈɔːɾɚ wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz ðæt hɐdbɪn kˈæptʃɚd ænd dɹˈɪvən ˌaʊɾəv ðɛɹ kˈeɪdʒᵻz tʊ ˈæf fˈɔːɹd mˈɑːɹks fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹtʃɚɹi ʌvðə kˈɪŋ.