text_original: The Roman lines lay like a broad belt around the civilised world, and the trusty legionaries stood there on watch and ward. The wild tribes beyond had been long quiet, cowed seemingly by Trajan's martial energy and Hadrian's armaments of war. But now some passionate impulse seemed to pass like a fiery cross along the borders, and barbarous hordes came swarming up with' fury to the attack, and threatened to burst the barriers raised against them.
text_transcription: THE ROMAN LINES LAY LIKE A BROAD BELT AROUND THE CIVILIZED WORLD AND THE TRUSTY LEGIONARIES STOOD THERE ON WATCH AND WARD THE WILD TRIBES BEYOND HAD BEEN LONG QUIET COWED SEEMINGLY BY TRAJAN'S MARTIAL ENERGY AND HADRIAN'S ARMAMENTS OF WAR BUT NOW SOME PASSIONATE IMPULSE SEEMED TO PASS LIKE A FIERY CROSS ALONG THE BORDERS AND BARBAROUS HORDES CAME SWARMING UP WITH FURY TO THE ATTACK AND THREATENED TO BURST THE BARRIERS RAISED AGAINST THEM
phonemes: ðə ɹˈoʊmən lˈaɪnz lˈeɪ lˈaɪk ɐ bɹˈɔːd bˈɛlt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd wˈɜːld, ænd ðə tɹˈʌsti lˈiːdʒənˌɛɹiz stˈʊd ðɛɹ ˌɔn wˈɑːtʃ ænd wˈɔːɹd. ðə wˈaɪld tɹˈaɪbz bᵻjˌɔnd hɐdbɪn lˈɔŋ kwˈaɪət, kˈaʊd sˈiːmɪŋli baɪ tɹˈædʒənz mˈɑːɹʃəl ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd hˈeɪdɹiənz ˈɑːɹməmənts ʌv wˈɔːɹ. bˌʌt nˈaʊ sˌʌm pˈæʃənət ˈɪmpʌls sˈiːmd tə pˈæs lˈaɪk ɐ fˈaɪɚɹi kɹˈɔs ɐlˈɔŋ ðə bˈɔːɹdɚz, ænd bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs hˈɔːɹdz kˈeɪm swˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˌʌp wɪð fjˈʊɹɹi tə ðɪ ɐtˈæk, ænd θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə bˈɜːst ðə bˈæɹɪɹz ɹˈeɪzd ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm.