text_original: The freedmen had for a long time played an important part in the domestic life of Rome ; for the household slaves that were so numerous at this time in every family llic domes  ample means could look commonly for tic^position^ freedom after some years of faithful service, men of ' though their old master still had legal claims Rome, upon them, and custom and old associations bound them to their patron and his children.
text_transcription: THE FREEDMEN HAD FOR A LONG TIME PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF ROME FOR THE HOUSEHOLD SLAVES THAT WERE SO NUMEROUS AT THIS TIME AND EVERY FAMILY OF AMPLE MEANS COULD LOOK COMMONLY FOR FREEDOM AFTER SOME YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE THOUGH THEIR OLD MASTER STILL HAD LEGAL CLAIMS UPON THEM AND CUSTOM AND OLD ASSOCIATIONS BOUND THEM TO THEIR PATRON AND HIS CHILDREN
phonemes: ðə fɹˈiːdmɛn hæd fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm plˈeɪd ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə dəmˈɛstɪk lˈaɪf ʌv ɹˈoʊm ; fɚðə hˈaʊshoʊld slˈeɪvz ðæt wɜː sˌoʊ nˈuːmɚɹəs æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪn ˈɛvɹi fˈæmɪli lˈɪk dˈoʊmz ˈæmpəl mˈiːnz kʊd lˈʊk kˈɑːmənli fɔːɹ tˈɪk pəzˈɪʃən fɹˈiːdəm ˈæftɚ sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ʌv fˈeɪθfəl sˈɜːvɪs, mˈɛn ʌv ðˌoʊ ðɛɹ ˈoʊld mˈæstɚ stˈɪl hæd lˈiːɡəl klˈeɪmz ɹˈoʊm, əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm, ænd kˈʌstəm ænd ˈoʊld ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz bˈaʊnd ðˌɛm tə ðɛɹ pˈeɪtɹən ænd hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən.