text_original: This was an important step in the direction of becoming a Greek nationality, to which goal the Roman em  pire was steadily tending " (Bury, History of the Later Roman Einjpire^ ii. 456).
text_transcription: THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF BECOMING A GREEK NATIONALITY TO WHICH GOAL THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS STEADILY TENDING BURY HISTORY OF THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE CHAPTER TWO PAGE FOUR FIFTY SIX
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt stˈɛp ɪnðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈiːk nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi, tə wˌɪtʃ ɡˈoʊl ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛm pˈaɪɚ wʌz stˈɛdili tˈɛndɪŋ " (bˈɛɹi, hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈoʊmən ˈaɪndʒpaɪɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks).