text_original: But it needed little foresight to discern that it was but a temporary lull in the fury of the storm, and that only a stem and watchful front could maintain the ground which had been won. The meagre annals of the period fail to tell us how long the Emperors were in the field.
text_transcription: BUT IT NEEDED LITTLE FORESIGHT TO DISCERN THAT IT WAS BUT A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE FURY OF THE STORM AND THAT ONLY A STERN AND WATCHFUL FRONT COULD MAINTAIN THE GROUND WHICH HAD BEEN WON THE MEAGRE ANNALS OF THE PERIOD FAILED TO TELL US HOW LONG THE EMPERORS WERE IN THE FIELD
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt nˈiːdᵻd lˈɪɾəl fˈɔːɹsaɪt tə dɪsˈɜːn ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz bˌʌt ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi lˈʌl ɪnðə fjˈʊɹɹi ʌvðə stˈɔːɹm, ænd ðæt ˈoʊnli ɐ stˈɛm ænd wˈɑːtʃfəl fɹˈʌnt kʊd meɪntˈeɪn ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn wˈʌn. ðə mˈiːɡɚɹ ˈænəlz ʌvðə pˈiəɹɪəd fˈeɪl tə tˈɛl ˌʌs hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz wɜːɹ ɪnðə fˈiːld.