text_original: Soldiers and courtiers, litigants and senators, sightseers and traders jostled each other in the streets and mingled the languages of East and West. The more fatal therefore was the sudden blow which carried sorrow and bereavement to men^s homes in every land.
text_transcription: SOLDIERS AND COURTIERS LITIGANTS AND SENATORS SIGHTSEERS AND TRADERS JOSTLED EACH OTHER IN THE STREETS AND MINGLED THE LANGUAGES OF EAST AND WEST THE MORE FATAL THEREFORE WAS THE SUDDEN BLOW WHICH CARRIED SORROW AND BEREAVEMENT TO MEN'S HOMES IN EVERY LAND
phonemes: sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd kˈɔːɹɾɪɹz, lˈɪɾɪɡənts ænd sˈɛnəɾɚz, sˈaɪtsiːɚz ænd tɹˈeɪdɚz dʒˈɑːsəld ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ænd mˈɪŋɡəld ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌv ˈiːst ænd wˈɛst. ðə mˈɔːɹ fˈeɪɾəl ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wʌzðə sˈʌdən blˈoʊ wˌɪtʃ kˈæɹid sˈɑːɹoʊ ænd bˈɛɹiːvmənt tə mˈɛn ˈɛs hˈoʊmz ɪn ˈɛvɹi lˈænd.