text_original: This scattered and fragmentary dominion, which as will be seen was almost entirely confined to the sea coast, and embraced only a part of that, was ruled by an imperial lieutenant v;ho bore the title of Exarch, and whose seat of government was the strong, almost impregnable, city of Ravenna.
text_transcription: THIS SCATTERED AND FRAGMENTARY DOMINION WHICH AS WILL BE SEEN WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY CONFINED TO THE SEA COAST AND EMBRACED ONLY A PART OF THAT WAS RULED BY AN IMPERIAL LIEUTENANT WHO BORE THE TITLE OF EXARCH AND WHOSE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT WAS THE STRONG ALMOST IMPREGNABLE CITY OF RAVENNA
phonemes: ðɪs skˈæɾɚd ænd fɹæɡmˈɛntɚɹi dəmˈɪniən, wˌɪtʃ æz wɪl biː sˈiːn wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli kənfˈaɪnd tə ðə sˈiː kˈoʊst, ænd ɛmbɹˈeɪst ˈoʊnli ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðˈæt, wʌz ɹˈuːld baɪ ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl luːtˈɛnənt vˈiː;hˈoʊ bˈɔːɹ ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ɛɡzˈɑːɹk, ænd hˌuːz sˈiːt ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌzðə stɹˈɔŋ, ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl, sˈɪɾi ʌv ɹˈeɪvənə.