text_original: They were (essentially a |)rcdatory nation, and (again arguing from the analogy of the Iluns) we may presume that they were a nation of horsemen, dashing hither and "^ thither on their nimble and hardy ponies, and vanish  ing ere the heavy squadrons of the Greeks or the Lombards could come up with them.
text_transcription: THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY A PREDATORY NATION AND AGAIN ARGUING FROM THE ANALOGY OF THE HUNS WE MAY PRESUME THAT THEY WERE A NATION OF HORSEMEN DASHING HITHER AND THITHER ON THEIR NIMBLE HARDY PONIES AND VANISHING ERE THE HEAVY SQUADRONS OF THE GREEKS OR THE LOMBARDS COULD COME UP WITH THEM
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː (ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ɐ)ˌɑːɹsˈiːdˈæɾɚɹi nˈeɪʃən, ænd (ɐɡˈɛn ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ɐnˈælədʒi ʌvðɪ ˈɪlʌnz) wiː mˈeɪ pɹɪzˈuːm ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ nˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈɔːɹsmɛn, dˈæʃɪŋ hˈɪðɚɹ ænd "ðˈɪðɚɹ ˌɔn ðɛɹ nˈɪmbəl ænd hˈɑːɹdi pˈoʊniz, ænd vˈænɪʃ ˈɪŋ ˈɛɹ ðə hˈɛvi skwˈɑːdɹənz ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːks ɔːɹ ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz kʊd kˈʌm ˈʌp wɪð ðˌɛm.