text_original: For nearly seventeen hundred years there lay beneath a sea of ashes near the Naples Bay, a city whose destruction had not been described by the younger Pliny; and in the lapse of years its site had been forgotten.
text_transcription: FOR NEARLY SEVENTEEN HUNDRED YEARS THERE LAY BENEATH A SEA OF ASHES NEAR THE NAPLES BAY A CITY WHOSE DESTRUCTION HAD NOT BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE YOUNGER PLENTY AND IN THE LAPSE OF YEARS ITS SIGHT HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN
phonemes: fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli sˈɛvəntˌiːn hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ðɛɹ lˈeɪ bᵻnˌiːθ ɐ sˈiː ʌv ˈæʃᵻz nˌɪɹ ðə nˈeɪpəlz bˈeɪ, ɐ sˈɪɾi hˌuːz dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ plˈaɪni; ænd ɪnðə lˈæps ʌv jˈɪɹz ɪts sˈaɪt hɐdbɪn fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩.