text_original: The absolute ruler was provoked by men who would not crouch or bend. He felt instinctively that they abhorred him, and fancied that he saw even in the look of Thrasea something of the sour pedagogue's frown. Their fate marked the crisis of the struggle between high thought and an ignoble acting.
text_transcription: THE ABSOLUTE RULER WAS PROVOKED BY MEN WHO WOULD NOT CROUCH OR BEND HE FELT INSTINCTIVELY THAT THEY ABHORRED HIM AND FANCIED THAT HE SAW EVEN IN THE LOOK OF THRASIA SOMETHING OF THE SOUR PAGOGUE'S FROWN THEIR FATE MARKED THE CRISIS OF THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN HIGH THOUGHT AND AN IGNOBLE ACTING
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɹˈuːlɚ wʌz pɹəvˈoʊkt baɪ mˈɛn hˌuː wʊd nˌɑːt kɹˈaʊtʃ ɔːɹ bˈɛnd. hiː fˈɛlt ɪnstˈɪŋktɪvli ðæt ðeɪ ɐbhˈɔːɹd hˌɪm, ænd fˈænsid ðæt hiː sˈɔː ˈiːvən ɪnðə lˈʊk ʌv θɹˈeɪsiə sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌvðə sˈaʊɚ pˈɛdɐɡˌɑːɡz fɹˈaʊn. ðɛɹ fˈeɪt mˈɑːɹkt ðə kɹˈaɪsɪs ʌvðə stɹˈʌɡəl bᵻtwˌiːn hˈaɪ θˈɔːt ænd ɐn ɪɡnˈoʊbəl ˈæktɪŋ.