text_original: His trustiest confidants, Maecenas and Agrippa, filled the post, and it became a standing office, with a growing sphere of competence, overtopping the magistracies of earlier date.
text_transcription: HIS TRUSTEOUS CONFIDANTS MYCENAS AND AGRIPPA FILLED THE POST AND IT BECAME A STANDING OFFICE WITH A GROWING SPHERE OF COMPETENCE OVERTOPPING THE MAGISTRACIES OF EARLIER DATE
phonemes: hɪz tɹˈʌstiɪst kˈɑːnfɪdˌɑːnts, miːsˈiːnəz ænd ˈæɡɹɪpə, fˈɪld ðə pˈoʊst, ænd ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ stˈændɪŋ ˈɑːfɪs, wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ sfˈɪɹ ʌv kˈɑːmpɪtəns, ˌoʊvɚtˈɑːpɪŋ ðə mˈædʒɪstɹəsiz ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪt.