text_original: Clovis himself was short lived, dying, as we have seen, at the age of five and forty. But two or three generations later the career of the kings, his descendants, Avas of far more portentous brevity.
text_transcription: CLOVIS HIMSELF WAS SHORT LIVED DYING AS WE HAVE SEEN AT THE AGE OF FIVE AND FORTY BUT TWO OR THREE GENERATIONS LATER THE CAREER OF THE KINGS HIS DESCENDANTS WAS OF FAR MORE PORTENTOUS BREVITY
phonemes: klˈʌvɪs hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd, dˈaɪɪŋ, æz wiː hæv sˈiːn, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv fˈaɪv ænd fˈɔːɹɾi. bˌʌt tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz lˈeɪɾɚ ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌvðə kˈɪŋz, hɪz dᵻsˈɛndənts, ˈɑːvəz ʌv fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ pɔːɹtˈɛntəs bɹˈɛvᵻɾi.