text_original: Afer was too wary to reply, but falling to the ground as if thunder  struck at eloquence so marvellous, only culled from memory the choicest passages of what he heard with comments on their beauties, saying that he feared the orator more than the master of the legions.
text_transcription: ATHIR WAS TOO WARY TO REPLY BUT FALLING TO THE GROUND AS IF THUNDERSTRUCK AT ELOQUENCE SO MARVELLOUS ONLY CULLED FROM MEMORY THE CHOICEST PASSAGES OF WHAT HE HEARD WITH COMMENTS ON THEIR BEAUTIES SAYING THAT HE FEARED THE ORATOR MORE THAN THE MASTER OF THE LEGIONS
phonemes: ɐfˈɜː wʌz tˈuː wˈɛɹi tə ɹᵻplˈaɪ, bˌʌt fˈɔːlɪŋ tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd æz ɪf θˈʌndɚ stɹˈʌk æɾ ˈɛləkwəns sˌoʊ mˈɑːɹvələs, ˈoʊnli kˈʌld fɹʌm mˈɛmɚɹi ðə tʃˈɔɪsɪst pˈæsɪdʒᵻz ʌv wʌt hiː hˈɜːd wɪð kˈɑːmɛnts ˌɔn ðɛɹ bjˈuːɾiz, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt hiː fˈɪɹd ðɪ ˈɔːɹəɾɚ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðə mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə lˈiːdʒənz.