text_original: portant of them with his confidants, delegating to them the functions which most needed his control, and in which he could not brook any show of independence, and left behind him the rudiments of a centralised bureaucracy which his successors gradually enlarged.
text_transcription: PORTANT OF THEM WITH HIS CONFIDANTS DELEGATING TO THEM THE FUNCTIONS WHICH MOST NEEDED HIS CONTROL AND IN WHICH HE COULD NOT BROOK ANY SHOW OF INDEPENDENCE AND LEFT BEHIND HIM THE RUDIMENTS OF A CENTRALIZED PUREOCRACY WHICH HIS SUCCESSORS GRADUALLY ENLARGED
phonemes: pˈɔːɹtənt ʌv ðˌɛm wɪð hɪz kˈɑːnfɪdˌɑːnts, dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪɾɪŋ tə ðˌɛm ðə fˈʌŋkʃənz wˌɪtʃ mˈoʊst nˈiːdᵻd hɪz kəntɹˈoʊl, ænd ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː kʊd nˌɑːt bɹˈʊk ˌɛni ʃˈoʊ ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, ænd lˈɛft bᵻhˌaɪnd hˌɪm ðə ɹˈuːdɪmənts əvə sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd bjʊɹɹˈɑːkɹəsi wˌɪtʃ hɪz səksˈɛsɚz ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd.