text_original: His energy helped to win Perusia after stubborn siege; his quick eye saw in the Lucrine lake the shelter for the fleets that were to be manned and trained before they could hope to face Sextus Pompeius, the bold corsair chief, who swept the seas and menaced Rome with famine.
text_transcription: HIS ENERGY HELPED TO WIN PERUSIA AFTER STUBBORN SIEGE HIS QUICK EYES SAW ON THE LUCRINE LAKE THE SHELTER FOR THE FLEETS THAT WERE TO BE MANNED AND TRAINED BEFORE THEY COULD HOPE TO FACE SEXTUS POMPEIUS THE BOLD CORSAIR CHIEF WHO SWEPT THE SEAS AND MENACED ROME WITH FAMINE
phonemes: hɪz ˈɛnɚdʒi hˈɛlpt tə wˈɪn pɚɹˈuːziə ˈæftɚ stˈʌbɚn sˈiːdʒ; hɪz kwˈɪk ˈaɪ sˈɔː ɪnðə lˈuːkɹaɪn lˈeɪk ðə ʃˈɛltɚ fɚðə flˈiːts ðæt wɜː təbi mˈænd ænd tɹˈeɪnd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ kʊd hˈoʊp tə fˈeɪs sˈɛkstəs pˈɑːmpeɪəs, ðə bˈoʊld kˈɔːɹsɛɹ tʃˈiːf, hˌuː swˈɛpt ðə sˈiːz ænd mˈɛnɪst ɹˈoʊm wɪð fˈæmɪn.