text_original: They had been moving hitherto since they left the Danube in what is now called the Austrian Banat, from which Transylvania, the centre of the old thead  Dacian kingdom, is parted by a formidable TraSyN^ barrier of mountains.
text_transcription: THEY HAD BEEN MOVING HITHERTO SINCE THEY LEFT THE DANUBE IN WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE AUSTRIAN BANNET FROM WHICH TRANSYLVANIA THE CENTRE OF THE OLD DACIAN KINGDOM IS PARTED BY A FORMIDABLE BARRIER OF MOUNTAINS
phonemes: ðeɪ hɐdbɪn mˈuːvɪŋ hˈɪðɚtˌuː sˈɪns ðeɪ lˈɛft ðə dˈænuːb ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən bˈænæt, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ tɹænsɪlvˈeɪniə, ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld θˈɛd dˈæʃiən kˈɪŋdəm, ɪz pˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ ɐ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl tɹˈɑː sˈɪ ˈɛn bˈæɹiɚɹ ʌv mˈaʊntɪnz.