text_original: As he was borne along the streets, lolling in his litter, in a dress loose with studied 28 The Earlier Empire, b.c. 31 — negligence, his fingers all bedecked with rings, with eunuchs and parasites and jesters in his train, men asked each other with a smile what was the last news of the fickle couple — were they married or divorced again?
text_transcription: AS HE WAS BORNE ALONG THE STREETS LOLLING IN HIS LITTER IN A DRESS LOOSE WITH STUDIED NEGLIGENCE HIS FINGERS ALL BEDECKED WITH RINGS WITH EUNUCHS AND PARASITES AND JESTERS IN HIS TRAIN MEN ASKED EACH OTHER WITH A SMILE WHAT WAS THE LAST NEWS OF THE FICKLE COUPLE WERE THEY MARRIED OR DIVORCED AGAIN
phonemes: æz hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɐlˈɔŋ ðə stɹˈiːts, lˈɑːlɪŋ ɪn hɪz lˈɪɾɚ, ɪn ɐ dɹˈɛs lˈuːs wɪð stˈʌdid twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, bˈiː.sˈiː. θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn — nˈɛɡlɪdʒəns, hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚz ˈɔːl bᵻdˈɛkt wɪð ɹˈɪŋz, wɪð jˈuːnəkz ænd pˈæɹəsˌaɪts ænd dʒˈɛstɚz ɪn hɪz tɹˈeɪn, mˈɛn ˈæskt ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ wɪð ɐ smˈaɪl wʌt wʌzðə lˈæst nˈuːz ʌvðə fˈɪkəl kˈʌpəl — wɜː ðeɪ mˈæɹid ɔːɹ dᵻvˈɔːɹst ɐɡˈɛn?