text_original: He had just returned from a walk, bathed, and gone to his study. This was August 24, A. D. 79, about 1 P.M. The dense cloud occasionally glowed with light; again, it was of inky blackness.
text_transcription: HE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A WALK BATHED AND GONE TO HIS STUDY THIS WAS AUGUST TWENTY FOURTH A D SEVENTY NINE ABOUT ONE P M THE DENSE CLOUD OCCASIONALLY GLOWED WITH LIGHT AGAIN IT WAS OF INKY BLACKNESS
phonemes: hiː hæd dʒˈʌst ɹᵻtˈɜːnd fɹʌm ɐ wˈɔːk, bˈeɪðd, ænd ɡɔn tə hɪz stˈʌdi. ðɪs wʌz ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ, ˈeɪ. dˈiː. sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn pˈiː.ˈɛm. ðə dˈɛns klˈaʊd əkˈeɪʒənəli ɡlˈoʊd wɪð lˈaɪt; ɐɡˈɛn, ɪt wʌz ʌv ɪŋkˈaɪ blˈæknəs.