text_original: Portents too have been found out by them more than by all other men besides; for when a portent has happened, they observe and write down the event which comes of it, and if ever afterwards anything resembling this happens, they believe that the event which comes of it will be similar.
text_transcription: IMPORTANCE TO HAVE BEEN FOUND OUT BY THEM MORE THAN BY ALL OTHER MEN BESIDES FOR WHEN IMPORTANT HAS HAPPENED THEY OBSERVE AND WRITE DOWN THE EVENT WHICH COMES OF IT AND IF EVER AFTERWARDS ANYTHING RESEMBLING THIS HAPPENS THEY BELIEVE THAT THE EVENT WHICH COMES OF IT WILL BE SIMILAR
phonemes: pˈɔːɹtənts tˈuː hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd ˈaʊt baɪ ðˌɛm mˈɔːɹ ðɐn baɪ ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ mˈɛn bᵻsˈaɪdz; fɔːɹ wɛn ɐ pˈɔːɹtənt hɐz hˈæpənd, ðeɪ əbzˈɜːv ænd ɹˈaɪt dˌaʊn ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt wˌɪtʃ kˈʌmz ʌv ɪt, ænd ɪf ˈɛvɚɹ ˈæftɚwɚdz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɹᵻzˈɛmblɪŋ ðɪs hˈæpənz, ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðætðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt wˌɪtʃ kˈʌmz ʌv ɪt wɪl biː sˈɪmɪlɚ.