text_original: The army of defence upon the Danube had been The danger weakened to meet the pressure of the Parthian ^ the war, and the Marcomanni and their neigh  was more hours, who were constantly on the alert, had pressing, taken advantage of the withdrawal of the legions, and harried the undefended provinces with fire and sword.
text_transcription: THE ARMY OF DEFENSE UPON THE DANUBE HAD BEEN WEAKENED TO MEET THE PRESSURE OF THE PARTY IN WAR AND THE MARCOMANI AND THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO WERE CONSTANTLY ON THE ALERT HAD TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE LEGIONS AND HARRIED THE UNDEFENDED PROVINCES WITH FIRE AND SWORD
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv dᵻfˈɛns əpˌɑːn ðə dˈænuːb hɐdbɪn ðə dˈeɪndʒɚ wˈiːkənd tə mˈiːt ðə pɹˈɛʃɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɑːɹθiən ðə wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə mˈɑːɹkəmˌæni ænd ðɛɹ nˈeɪ wʌz mˈɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz, hˌuː wɜː kˈɑːnstəntli ɔnðɪ ɐlˈɜːt, hæd pɹˈɛsɪŋ, tˈeɪkən ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌvðə wɪθdɹˈɔːl ʌvðə lˈiːdʒənz, ænd hˈæɹid ðɪ ˌʌndᵻfˈɛndᵻd pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɪð fˈaɪɚ ænd sˈɔːɹd.