text_original: It was there that degrada  tion entered into the soul of the highborn, and drove them to forget the cares and shame of public life in the refinements of mere self indulgence.
text_transcription: IT WAS THERE THAT DEGRADATION ENTERED INTO THE SOUL OF THE HIGH BORN AND DROVE THEM TO FORGET THE CARES AND SHAME OF PUBLIC LIFE IN THE REFINEMENTS OF MERE SELF INDULGENCE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðɛɹ ðæt dᵻɡɹˈɑːdə tɪˈɑːn ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈoʊl ʌvðə hˈaɪbɔːɹn, ænd dɹˈoʊv ðˌɛm tə fɚɡˈɛt ðə kˈɛɹz ænd ʃˈeɪm ʌv pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪf ɪnðə ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənts ʌv mˈɪɹ sˈɛlf ɪndˈʌldʒəns.