text_original: It is quite fair to suppose that Vesuvius, from these facts, had lain quiet for a thousand years or more. One effect of this first eruption of Vesuvius was to break down the western wall of the crater and destroy the entire side of the mountain next the sea, leaving as the only remains of the ancient crater a little ridge on the south flank, and that portion, which under the name of Somma, still encircles the present cone.
text_transcription: IT IS QUITE FAIR TO SUPPOSE THAT VESUVIUS FROM THESE FACTS HAD LAIN QUIET FOR A THOUSAND YEARS OR MORE ONE EFFECT OF THIS FIRST ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS WAS TO BREAK DOWN THE WESTERN WALL OF THE CRATER AND DESTROY THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN NEXT THE SEA LEAVING AS THE ONLY REMAINS OF THE ANCIENT CRATER A LITTLE RIDGE ON THE SOUTH FLANK AND THAT PORTION WHICH UNDER THE NAME OF SOMA STILL ENCIRCLES THE PRESENT CONE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz kwˈaɪt fˈɛɹ tə səpˈoʊz ðæt vɛsˈuːvɪəs, fɹʌm ðiːz fˈækts, hæd lˈeɪn kwˈaɪət fɚɹə θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ. wˈʌn ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ðɪs fˈɜːst ɪɹˈʌpʃən ʌv vɛsˈuːvɪəs wʌz tə bɹˈeɪk dˌaʊn ðə wˈɛstɚn wˈɔːl ʌvðə kɹˈeɪɾɚ ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn nˈɛkst ðə sˈiː, lˈiːvɪŋ æz ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt kɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐ lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɪdʒ ɔnðə sˈaʊθ flˈæŋk, ænd ðæt pˈɔːɹʃən, wˌɪtʃ ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv sˈɑːmə, stˈɪl ɛnsˈɜːkəlz ðə pɹˈɛzənt kˈoʊn.