text_original: The frontier had been almost stripped in the excitement of the civil war, and the scanty remnants of the legions knew not which side to join, and had no con  fidence in their leaders.
text_transcription: THE FRONTIER HAD BEEN ALMOST TRIPPED IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR AND THE SCANTY REMNANTS OF THE LEGIONS KNEW NOT WHICH SIDE TO JOIN AND HAD NO CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LEADERS
phonemes: ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ hɐdbɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst stɹˈɪpt ɪnðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə skˈænti ɹˈɛmnənts ʌvðə lˈiːdʒənz nˈuː nˌɑːt wˌɪtʃ sˈaɪd tə dʒˈɔɪn, ænd hæd nˈoʊ kˈɑːn fˈaɪdəns ɪn ðɛɹ lˈiːdɚz.