text_original: The spectators could always see him, with his wagging head and the broad grin upon his slobbering mouth, could hear him often crack his poor jokes on what went on, sometimes noted with amusement how he hurried with his staggering legs across the arena to coax or force the reluctant gladiators to resume their deadly work.
text_transcription: THE SPECTATORS COULD ALWAYS SEE HIM WITH HIS WAGGING HEAD AND THE BROAD GRIN UPON HIS SLABBERING MOUTH COULD HEAR HIM OFTEN CRACK HIS POOR JOKES ON WHAT WENT ON SOMETIMES NOTING WITH AMUSEMENT HOW HE HURRIED WITH HIS STAGGERING LEGS ACROSS THE ARENA TO COAX OR FORCE THE RELUCTANT GLADIATORS TO RESUME THEIR DEADLY WORK
phonemes: ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚz kʊd ˈɔːlweɪz sˈiː hˌɪm, wɪð hɪz wˈæɡɪŋ hˈɛd ænd ðə bɹˈɔːd ɡɹˈɪn əpˌɑːn hɪz slˈɑːbɚɹɪŋ mˈaʊθ, kʊd hˈɪɹ hˌɪm ˈɔfən kɹˈæk hɪz pˈʊɹ dʒˈoʊks ˌɔn wʌt wɛnt ˈɔn, sˈʌmtaɪmz nˈoʊɾᵻd wɪð ɐmjˈuːzmənt hˌaʊ hiː hˈɜːɹid wɪð hɪz stˈæɡɚɹɪŋ lˈɛɡz əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə tə kˈoʊks ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹs ðə ɹᵻlˈʌktənt ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz tə ɹᵻzˈuːm ðɛɹ dˈɛdli wˈɜːk.