text_original: Here is the arena. Here were skeletons; perhaps of gladiators already slain; perhaps of wounded men, unable to rise, who rolled and gasped, and struggled in the choking gloom.
text_transcription: HERE IS THE ARENA HERE ARE SKELETONS PERHAPS OF GLADIATORS ALREADY SLAIN PERHAPS OF WOUNDED MEN UNABLE TO RISE WHO ROLLED AND GASPED AND STRUGGLED IN THE CHOKING GLOOM
phonemes: hˈɪɹ ɪz ðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə. hˈɪɹ wɜː skˈɛlᵻtənz; pɚhˈæps ʌv ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz ɔːlɹˌɛdi slˈeɪn; pɚhˈæps ʌv wˈuːndᵻd mˈɛn, ʌnˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈaɪz, hˌuː ɹˈoʊld ænd ɡˈæspt, ænd stɹˈʌɡəld ɪnðə tʃˈoʊkɪŋ ɡlˈuːm.