text_original: For details of the progress of the war we may look in vain to the histories of ancient writers. The ^ ^ ^ chapters of Dion Cassius which treated of it oftheVar have come down to us only in a meagre sum  mary.
text_transcription: FOR DETAILS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR WE MAY LOOK IN VAIN TO THE HISTORIES OF ANCIENT WRITERS THE CHAPTERS OF DEIAN CASSIUS WHICH TREATED OF IT HAVE COME DOWN TO US ONLY IN A MEAGRE SUMMARY
phonemes: fɔːɹ diːtˈeɪlz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ wiː mˈeɪ lˈʊk ɪn vˈeɪn tə ðə hˈɪstɚɹiz ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt ɹˈaɪɾɚz. ðə tʃˈæptɚz ʌv dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs wˌɪtʃ tɹˈiːɾᵻd ʌv ɪɾ ˈɔfð vˈɑːɹ hæv kˈʌm dˌaʊn tʊ ˌʌs ˈoʊnli ɪn ɐ mˈiːɡɚ sˈʌm mˈɛɹi.