text_original: All had been done to make the journey pleasant, the carriage even had been specially arranged to make it easy for him to while away the time by the games of dice which be loved so well; and though the waves and winds were not so complaisant or so regardful of his comforts, he reached at last the distant island, in time to receive the submission of the native princes and to be hailed as Emperor on tlie battlefield.
text_transcription: ALL HAD BEEN DONE TO MAKE THE JOURNEY PLEASANT THE CARRIAGE EVEN HAD BEEN SPECIALLY ARRANGED TO MAKE IT EASY FOR HIM TO WHILE AWAY THE TIME BY THE GAMES OF DICE WHICH HE LOVED SO WELL AND THOUGH THE WAVES AND WINDS WERE NOT SO COMPLAISANT OR SO REGARDFUL OF HIS COMFORTS HE REACHED AT LAST THE DISTANT ISLAND IN TIME TO RECEIVE THE SUBMISSION OF THE NATIVE PRINCES AND TO BE HAILED AS EMPEROR ON THE BATTLEFIELD
phonemes: ˈɔːl hɐdbɪn dˈʌn tə mˌeɪk ðə dʒˈɜːni plˈɛzənt, ðə kˈæɹɪdʒ ˈiːvən hɐdbɪn spˈɛʃəli ɚɹˈeɪndʒd tə mˌeɪk ɪɾ ˈiːzi fɔːɹ hˌɪm tʊ wˌaɪl ɐwˈeɪ ðə tˈaɪm baɪ ðə ɡˈeɪmz ʌv dˈaɪs wˌɪtʃ biː lˈʌvd sˌoʊ wˈɛl; ænd ðˌoʊ ðə wˈeɪvz ænd wˈɪndz wɜː nˌɑːt sˌoʊ kəmplˈeɪsənt ɔːɹ sˌoʊ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdfəl ʌv hɪz kˈʌmfɚts, hiː ɹˈiːtʃt æt lˈæst ðə dˈɪstənt ˈaɪlənd, ɪn tˈaɪm tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə səbmˈɪʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪɾɪv pɹˈɪnsᵻz ænd təbi hˈeɪld æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˌɔn tˈiːlˈaɪ bˈæɾəlfˌiːld.