text_original: But in Constantinople itself during these years of truce with the "West, strange and terrible events were happening. The j^oung Emperor Constantine VI. found as he grew up to manhood that he was an ab  solute cipher in his empire and in his palace.
text_transcription: BUT IN CONSTANTINOPLE ITSELF DURING THESE YEARS OF TRUCE WITH THE WEST STRANGE AND TERRIBLE EVENTS WERE HAPPENING THE YOUNG EMPEROR CONSTANTINE THE SIXTH FOUND AS HE GREW UP TO MANHOOD THAT HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE CIPHER IN HIS EMPIRE AND IN HIS PALACE
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪn kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ɪtsˈɛlf dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz jˈɪɹz ʌv tɹˈuːs wɪððə "wˈɛst, stɹˈeɪndʒ ænd tˈɛɹᵻbəl ᵻvˈɛnts wɜː hˈæpənɪŋ. ðə dʒˈeɪ ˈaʊŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn vˌiːˈaɪ. fˈaʊnd æz hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp tə mˈænhʊd ðæt hiː wʌz ɐn ˈæb sˈɑːljuːt sˈaɪfɚɹ ɪn hɪz ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ɪn hɪz pˈælɪs.