text_original: The request was utterly vain ; probably even the imperial silentiarius, who was standing by, hardly expected that it would be anything else.
text_transcription: THE REQUEST WAS UTTERLY VAIN PROBABLY EVEN THE IMPERIAL SILENTIARIUS WHO WAS STANDING BY HARDLY EXPECTED THAT IT WOULD BE ANYTHING ELSE
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst wʌz ˈʌɾɚli vˈeɪn ; pɹˈɑːbəbli ˈiːvən ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl sˌaɪlənʃˈaɪɚɹɪəs, hˌuː wʌz stˈændɪŋ bˈaɪ, hˈɑːɹdli ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls.