text_original: They neared the ruins of Nineveh, capital of the Assyria of ancient story; passed by the battle field of Arbela, where the phalanx of 46 The Age of the A ntouines. a.d. Alexander routed the multitudinous hosts of Persia ; at Babylon they saw the wonders done of old by the builders and engineers of early despots.
text_transcription: THEY NEARED THE RUINS OF NINEVEH CAPITAL OF THE ASSYRIA OF ANCIENT STORY PASSED BY THE BATTLEFIELD OF ARBELA WHERE THE PHAELANX OF ALEXANDER ROUTED THE MULTITUDINOUS HOSTS OF PERSIA AT BABYLON THEY SAW THE WONDERS DONE OF OLD BY THE BUILDERS AND ENGINEERS OF EARLIER DESPOTS
phonemes: ðeɪ nˌɪɹd ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ʌv nˈɪnɪvə, kˈæpɪɾəl ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɪɹiə ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt stˈɔːɹi; pˈæst baɪ ðə bˈæɾəl fˈiːld ʌv ɑːɹbˈɛlə, wˌɛɹ ðə fˈælæŋks ʌv fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐ ˈɛntˈuːaɪnz. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɹˈaʊɾᵻd ðə mˌʌltɪtˈuːdɪnəs hˈoʊsts ʌv pˈɜːʒə ; æt bˈæbɪlən ðeɪ sˈɔː ðə wˈʌndɚz dˈʌn ʌv ˈoʊld baɪ ðə bˈɪldɚz ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ʌv ˈɜːli dˈɛspɑːts.