text_original: For there was something feverish in the life of the great city ; the air was charged 40 The Age of the A ntonities, a. d. with thunder clouds which might burst at any moment Few of the rulers who had lived before him but had cause to fear the fickle passions of the populace or guards, or the jealousy of unscrupulous intriguers.
text_transcription: FOR THERE WAS SOMETHING FEVERISH IN THE LIFE OF THE GREAT CITY THE AIR WAS CHARGED WITH THUNDER CLOUDS WHICH MIGHT BURST AT ANY MOMENT FEW OF THE RULERS WHO HAD LIVED BEFORE HIM BUT HAD CAUSE TO FEAR THE FICKLE PASSIONS OF THE POPULACE OR GUARDS WERE THE JEALOUSY OF UNSCRUPULOUS INTRIGUERS
phonemes: fɔːɹ ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ fˈiːvɚɹɪʃ ɪnðə lˈaɪf ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi ; ðɪ ˈɛɹ wʌz tʃˈɑːɹdʒd fˈɔːɹɾi ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐ ˈɛntˈɑːnᵻɾiz, ˈeɪ. dˈiː. wɪð θˈʌndɚ klˈaʊdz wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt bˈɜːst æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt fjˈuː ʌvðə ɹˈuːlɚz hˌuː hæd lˈɪvd bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm bˌʌt hæd kˈɔːz tə fˈɪɹ ðə fˈɪkəl pˈæʃənz ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ɔːɹ ɡˈɑːɹdz, ɔːɹ ðə dʒˈɛləsi ʌv ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs ɪntɹˈiːɡɚz.