text_original: The whole of the Highlands were wild, unfre  quented, and desolate, under the rude jurisdiction of the heads of the great Highland houses, whose clansmen, as savage and as desperately courageous as Sioux or Pawnees, offered their lords an almost idolatrous devotion.
text_transcription: THE WHOLE OF THE HIGHLANDS WERE WILD UNFREQUENTED AND DESOLATE UNDER THE RUDE JURISDICTION OF THE HEADS OF THE GREAT HIGHLAND HOUSES WHOSE CLANSMEN AS SAVAGE AND AS DESPERATELY COURAGEOUS AS SIOUX OR PAWNEE OFFERED THEIR LORDS AN ALMOST IDOLATROUS DEVOTION
phonemes: ðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə hˈaɪləndz wɜː wˈaɪld, ʌnfɹˈiː kwˈɛntᵻd, ænd dˈɛsələt, ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈuːd dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ʌvðə hˈɛdz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt hˈaɪlənd hˈaʊzᵻz, hˌuːz klˈænzmɛn, æz sˈævɪdʒ ænd æz dˈɛspɚɹətli kɜːɹˈeɪdʒəs æz sˈuː ɔːɹ pˈɔːniːz, ˈɔfɚd ðɛɹ lˈɔːɹdz ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst aɪdˈɑːlætɹəs dɪvˈoʊʃən.