text_original: His father, a knight of Tuscan stock, had been praefect of the imperial guards, ten bat  talions of which were quartered in different places round the city.
text_transcription: HIS FATHER A KNIGHT OF TUSCAN STOCK HAD PREFECT OF THE IMPERIAL GUARDS TEN BATTALIONS OF WHICH WERE QUARTERED IN DIFFERENT PLACES ROUND THE CITY
phonemes: hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ɐ nˈaɪt ʌv tˈʌskən stˈɑːk, hɐdbɪn pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡˈɑːɹdz, tˈɛn bˈæt tˈæliənz ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː kwˈɔːɹɾɚd ɪn dˈɪfɹənt plˈeɪsᵻz ɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈɪɾi.