text_original: The news of Nerva's death found him in Upper Germany at a dis  tance from his kinsman, and he was the first to carry to him the tidings of his accession to the empire, outstrip  ping, though on foot, the courier sent by his sister's hus  band Servianus, who had contrived to make his carriage break down upon the way.
text_transcription: THE NEWS OF NERVOUS DEATH FOUND HIM IN UPPER GERMANY AT A DISTANCE FROM HIS KINSMEN AND HE WAS THE FIRST TO CARRY TO HIM THE TIDINGS OF HIS ACCESSION TO THE EMPIRE OUTSTRIPPING THOUGH ON FOOT THE COURIER SENT BY HIS SISTER'S HUSBAND SERVIANUS WHO HAD CONTRIVED TO MAKE HIS CARRIAGE BREAK DOWN UPON THE WAY
phonemes: ðə nˈuːz ʌv nˈɜːvəz dˈɛθ fˈaʊnd hˌɪm ɪn ˌʌpɚ dʒˈɜːməni æɾə dˈɪs tˈæns fɹʌm hɪz kˈɪnzmən, ænd hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst tə kˈæɹi tə hˌɪm ðə tˈaɪdɪŋz ʌv hɪz ɐksˈɛʃən tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, aʊtstɹˈɪp pˈɪŋ, ðˌoʊ ˌɔn fˈʊt, ðə kˈɜːɹiɚ sˈɛnt baɪ hɪz sˈɪstɚz hˈuːz bˈænd sˈɜːviənəs, hˌuː hæd kəntɹˈaɪvd tə mˌeɪk hɪz kˈæɹɪdʒ bɹˈeɪk dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn ðə wˈeɪ.