text_original: The old civic forces of infantry were quite inadequate to face the heavy cavalry, of which these new troops were generally composed, and soon all States had standing armies of mercenaries with which to fight their battles.
text_transcription: THE OLD CIVIC FORCES OF INFANTRY WERE QUITE INADEQUATE TO FACE THE HEAVY CAVALRY OF WHICH THESE NEW TROOPS WERE GENERALLY COMPOSED AND SOON ALL STATES HAD STANDING ARMIES OF MERCENARIES WITH WHICH TO FIGHT THEIR BATTLES
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld sˈɪvɪk fˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌv ˈɪnfəntɹi wɜː kwˈaɪt ɪnˈædɪkwət tə fˈeɪs ðə hˈɛvi kˈævəlɹi, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðiːz nˈuː tɹˈuːps wɜː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli kəmpˈoʊzd, ænd sˈuːn ˈɔːl stˈeɪts hæd stˈændɪŋ ˈɑːɹmiz ʌv mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz wɪð wˌɪtʃ tə fˈaɪt ðɛɹ bˈæɾəlz.