text_original: Claudius, in his anger, made the usual gesture by which he ordered men's heads off their shoulders, but no one minded him any more than if they had been his own proud freedmen ; so, remembering that he could not strut and crow any more on his own dunghill, he begs Hercules to befriend him and to plead his cause in the council chamber of the gods.
text_transcription: CLAUDIUS IN HIS ANGER MADE THE USUAL GESTURE BY WHICH HE ORDERED MEN'S HEADS OFF THEIR SHOULDERS BUT NO ONE MINDED HIM ANY MORE THAN IF THEY HAD BEEN HIS OWN PROUD FREEDMAN SO REMEMBERING THAT HE COULD NOT STRUT AND CROW ANY MORE ON HIS OWN DUNGHILL HE BEGS HERCULES TO BEFRIEND HIM AND TO PLEAD HIS CAUSE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE GODS
phonemes: klˈɔːdɪəs, ɪn hɪz ˈæŋɡɚ, mˌeɪd ðə jˈuːʒuːəl dʒˈɛstʃɚ baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː ˈɔːɹdɚd mˈɛnz hˈɛdz ˈɔf ðɛɹ ʃˈoʊldɚz, bˌʌt nˈoʊwˈʌn mˈaɪndᵻd hˌɪm ˌɛni mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ɪf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn hɪz ˈoʊn pɹˈaʊd fɹˈiːdmɛn ; sˈoʊ, ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹɪŋ ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt stɹˈʌt ænd kɹˈoʊ ˌɛni mˈɔːɹ ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn dˈʌŋhɪl, hiː bˈɛɡz hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz tə bᵻfɹˈɛnd hˌɪm ænd tə plˈiːd hɪz kˈɔːz ɪnðə kˈaʊnsəl tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdz.