text_original: Still there was no practical interest. Then the attention of the learned was drawn to the discoveries at Herculaneum; and Alcubierre, a Spanish colonel of engineers, in examining the subterranean canal, was led by the discovery of a house and statues to conjecture that some great treasures might lie buried there.
text_transcription: STILL THERE WAS NO PRACTICAL INTEREST THEN THE ATTENTION OF THE LEARNED WAS DRAWN TO THE DISCOVERIES AT HERCULANEUM AND ALCUBIERI A SPANISH COLONEL OF ENGINEERS IN EXAMINING THE SUBTERRANEAN CANAL WAS LED BY THE DISCOVERY OF A HOUSE AND STATUES TO CONJECTURE THAT SOME GREAT TREASURES MIGHT LIE BURIED THERE
phonemes: stˈɪl ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pɹˈæktɪkəl ˈɪntɹɛst. ðˈɛn ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌvðə lˈɜːnᵻd wʌz dɹˈɔːn tə ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz æt hˌɜːkjʊlɐnˈiːəm; ænd ælkjˈuːbɪˌɛɹ, ɐ spˈænɪʃ kˈɜːnəl ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz, ɪn ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə sˌʌbtɪɹˈeɪniən kənˈæl, wʌz lˈɛd baɪ ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi əvə hˈaʊs ænd stˈætʃuːz tə kəndʒˈɛktʃɚ ðæt sˌʌm ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈɛʒɚz mˌaɪt lˈaɪ bˈɛɹid ðˈɛɹ.