text_original: Inhabited ruins change with their possessors: those uninhabited decay in the war of elements. But Pompeii was, so to speak, hermetically sealed, in the height of its prosperity, preserved from Goths and Vandals, and is laid before us to day as it stood over eighteen centuries ago, allowing us to see how sudden was the storm that burst upon it long years ago.
text_transcription: INHABITED RUINS CHANGE WITH THEIR POSSESSORS THOSE UNINHABITED DECAY IN THE WAR OF ELEMENTS BUT POMPEII WAS SO TO SPEAK HERMETICALLY SEALED IN THE HEIGHT OF ITS PROSPERITY PRESERVED FROM GOTHS AND VANDALS AND IS LAID BEFORE US TO DAY AS IT STOOD OVER EIGHTEEN CENTURIES AGO ALLOWING US TO SEE HOW SUDDEN WAS THE STORM THAT BURST UPON IT LONG YEARS AGO
phonemes: ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd ɹˈuːɪnz tʃˈeɪndʒ wɪð ðɛɹ pəzˈɛsɚz: ðoʊz ˌʌnɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd dᵻkˈeɪ ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ ʌv ˈɛlɪmənts. bˌʌt pˈɑːmpeɪi wʌz, sˌoʊ tə spˈiːk, hɜːmˈɛɾɪkli sˈiːld, ɪnðə hˈaɪt ʌv ɪts pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi, pɹɪzˈɜːvd fɹʌm ɡˈɑːθs ænd vˈændəlz, ænd ɪz lˈeɪd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˌʌs tə dˈeɪ æz ɪt stˈʊd ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐɡˈoʊ, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ˌʌs tə sˈiː hˌaʊ sˈʌdən wʌzðə stˈɔːɹm ðæt bˈɜːst əpˌɑːn ɪt lˈɔŋ jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.