text_original: But this gigantic construction was essentially wanting in its foundation ; the materials of which it was composed were nothing but the ruins of other buildings ; some were rotten from decay, others had never possessed consistency from the very beginning.
text_transcription: BUT THIS GIGANTIC CONSTRUCTION WAS ESSENTIALLY WANTING IN ITS FOUNDATION THE MATERIALS OF WHICH IT WAS COMPOSED WERE NOTHING BUT THE RUINS OF OTHER BUILDINGS SOME WERE ROTTEN FROM DECAY OTHERS HAD NEVER POSSESSED CONSISTENCY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɪs dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk kənstɹˈʌkʃən wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli wˈɔntɪŋ ɪn ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃən ; ðə mətˈɪɹiəlz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪt wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd wɜː nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ʌv ˈʌðɚ bˈɪldɪŋz ; sˌʌm wɜː ɹˈɑːʔn̩ fɹʌm dᵻkˈeɪ, ˈʌðɚz hæd nˈɛvɚ pəzˈɛst kənsˈɪstənsi fɹʌmðə vˈɛɹi bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ.