text_original: Italy had been visited with hurricane and other and plague ; and the volcanic forces that had been long pent up beneath Vesuvius gave some token of their power by rocking the ground on which Pompeii stood and laying almost all its buildings low.
text_transcription: ITALY HAD BEEN VISITED WITH HURRICANE AND PLAGUE AND THE VOLCANIC FORCES THAT HAD BEEN LONG PENT UP BENEATH VESUVIUS GAVE SOME TOKEN OF THEIR POWER BY ROCKING THE GROUND ON WHICH POMPEY STOOD AND LAYING ALMOST ALL ITS BUILDINGS LOW
phonemes: ˈɪɾəli hɐdbɪn vˈɪzɪɾᵻd wɪð hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ænd plˈeɪɡ ; ænd ðə vɑːlkˈænɪk fˈɔːɹsᵻz ðæt hɐdbɪn lˈɔŋ pˈɛnt ˌʌp bᵻnˌiːθ vɛsˈuːvɪəs ɡˈeɪv sˌʌm tˈoʊkən ʌv ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ baɪ ɹˈɑːkɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ pˈɑːmpeɪi stˈʊd ænd lˈeɪɪŋ ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɔːl ɪts bˈɪldɪŋz lˈoʊ.