text_original: The mud was ash colored, very liquid at first but rapidly thickening; and within thirty six hours the site of Pozzuoli was covered by a volcanic cone. A contemporary chronicler, present at the time, says this cone was one thousand paces in height; by which he probably meant slant height.
text_transcription: THE MUD WAS ASH COLOURED VERY LIQUID AT FIRST BUT RAPIDLY THICKENING AND WITHIN THIRTY TWO HOURS THE SITE OF POTSUOLI WAS COVERED BY A VOLCANIC CONE A CONTEMPORARY CHRONICLER PRESENT AT THE TIME SAYS THIS CONE WAS ONE THOUSAND PACES IN HEIGHT BY WHICH HE PROBABLY MEANT SLANT HEIGHT
phonemes: ðə mˈʌd wʌz ˈæʃ kˈʌlɚd, vˈɛɹi lˈɪkwɪd æt fˈɜːst bˌʌt ɹˈæpɪdli θˈɪkənɪŋ; ænd wɪðˌɪn θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ˈaʊɚz ðə sˈaɪt ʌv pˈɑːzjuːˌɑːli wʌz kˈʌvɚd baɪ ɐ vɑːlkˈænɪk kˈoʊn. ɐ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ, pɹˈɛzənt æt ðə tˈaɪm, sˈɛz ðɪs kˈoʊn wʌz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd pˈeɪsᵻz ɪn hˈaɪt; baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː pɹˈɑːbəbli mˈɛnt slˈænt hˈaɪt.