text_original: Pre  Germany, parations were made on a grand scale, and he started for the seat of war, hurrying sometimes in such hot haste that his guards could scarcely keep beside him, and then again, lolling in lordly ease, called out the people from the country towns to sweep and water all the roads.
text_transcription: PREPARATIONS WERE MADE ON A GRAND SCALE AND HE STARTED FOR THE SEAT OF WAR HURRYING SOMETIMES IN SUCH HOT HASTE THAT HIS GUARDS COULD SCARCELY KEEP BESIDE HIM AND THEN AGAIN LOLLING IN LORDLY EASE CALLED OUT THE PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTRY TOWNS TO SWEEP AND WATER ALL THE ROADS
phonemes: pɹˈiː dʒˈɜːməni, pˈæɹəʃənz wɜː mˌeɪd ˌɔn ɐ ɡɹˈænd skˈeɪl, ænd hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd fɚðə sˈiːt ʌv wˈɔːɹ, hˈɜːɹiɪŋ sˈʌmtaɪmz ɪn sˈʌtʃ hˈɑːt hˈeɪst ðæt hɪz ɡˈɑːɹdz kʊd skˈɛɹsli kˈiːp bᵻsˈaɪd hˌɪm, ænd ðˈɛn ɐɡˈɛn, lˈɑːlɪŋ ɪn lˈɔːɹdli ˈiːz, kˈɔːld ˈaʊt ðə pˈiːpəl fɹʌmðə kˈʌntɹi tˈaʊnz tə swˈiːp ænd wˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈoʊdz.