text_original: The his  torian Dion Cassius rises from his sober prose almost to eloquence when he describes the descendants of the conquered races pointing the finger at the sons of the great families from which their victors sprung; the Greeks asking with surprise and scorn if that was indeed A.D.
text_transcription: THE HISTORIAN DIAN CASSIUS RISES FROM HIS SOBER PROSE ALMOST TO ELOQUENCE WHEN HE DESCRIBES THE DESCENDANTS OF THE CONQUERED RACES POINTING THE FINGER AT THE SONS OF THE GREAT FAMILIES FROM WHICH THEIR VICTORS SPRUNG THE GREEKS ASKING WITH SURPRISE AND SCORN IF THAT WAS INDEED
phonemes: ðə hɪz tˈɔːɹiən dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs ɹˈaɪzᵻz fɹʌm hɪz sˈoʊbɚ pɹˈoʊz ˈɔːlmoʊst tʊ ˈɛləkwəns wɛn hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌvðə kˈɑːŋkɚd ɹˈeɪsᵻz pˈɔɪntɪŋ ðə fˈɪŋɡɚɹ æt ðə sˈʌnz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈæmɪliz fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðɛɹ vˈɪktɚz spɹˈʌŋ; ðə ɡɹˈiːks ˈæskɪŋ wɪð sɚpɹˈaɪz ænd skˈɔːɹn ɪf ðæt wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd ˈeɪ.dˈiː.