text_original: The Am apt appears to have been the very model of a melodrama  tic Eastern tyrant. He was cruel and capricious as another Caligula, and perhaps in truth quite as mad. 1842. THE BOKHARA CAPTIVES. 267 He threw Stoddart into prison.
text_transcription: THE AMIR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE VERY MODEL OF A MELODRAMATIC EASTERN TYRANT HE WAS CRUEL AND CAPRICIOUS AS ANOTHER CALIGULA AND PERHAPS IN TRUTH QUITE AS MAD HE THREW STODDART INTO PRISON
phonemes: ðɪ ɐm ˈæpt ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn ðə vˈɛɹi mˈɑːdəl əvə mˌɛlədɹˈɑːmə tˈɪk ˈiːstɚn tˈaɪɹənt. hiː wʌz kɹˈuːəl ænd kɐpɹˈɪʃəs æz ɐnˈʌðɚ kælˈɪɡjʊlə, ænd pɚhˈæps ɪn tɹˈuːθ kwˈaɪt æz mˈæd. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː. ðə bˈɑːkɑːɹɹə kˈæptɪvz. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən hiː θɹˈuː stˈɑːdɑːɹt ˌɪntʊ pɹˈɪzən.