text_original: Such are the facts concerning the first great historic eruption of Vesuvius. That volcanic phenomena were known to the ancients we have already seen; but the character of Vesuvius seems to have been unsuspected. The Greeks knew of the mountain top as a depressed plain, covered with groves and wild vines.
text_transcription: SUCH ARE THE FACTS CONCERNING THE FIRST GREAT HISTORIC ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS THAT VOLCANIC PHENOMENA WERE KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN BUT THE CHARACTER OF VESUVIUS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN UNSUSPECTED THE GREEKS KNEW OF THE MOUNTAIN TOP AS A DEPRESSED PLAIN COVERED WITH GROVES AND WILD VINES
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɑːɹ ðə fˈækts kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈeɪt hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɪɹˈʌpʃən ʌv vɛsˈuːvɪəs. ðæt vɑːlkˈænɪk fɪnˈɑːmɪnə wɜː nˈoʊn tə ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈiːn; bˌʌt ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv vɛsˈuːvɪəs sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ʌnsəspˈɛktᵻd. ðə ɡɹˈiːks nˈuː ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn tˈɑːp æz ɐ dᵻpɹˈɛst plˈeɪn, kˈʌvɚd wɪð ɡɹˈoʊvz ænd wˈaɪld vˈaɪnz.