text_original: It was, they saw, no mere holiday campaign such as Emperors had sometimes come from Rome to witness, with its parade of unreal victories and idle triumphs, but the stern reality of war under a commander trained in life long service, like the great generals of earlier days.
text_transcription: IT WAS THEY SAW NO MERE HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN SUCH AS EMPERORS HAD SOMETIMES COME FROM ROME TO WITNESS WITH ITS PARADE OF UNREAL VICTORIES AND IDLE TRIUMPHS BUT THE STERN REALITY OF WAR UNDER A COMMANDER TRAINED IN LIFE LONG SERVICE LIKE THE GREAT GENERALS OF EARLIER DAYS
phonemes: ɪt wˈʌz, ðeɪ sˈɔː, nˈoʊ mˈɪɹ hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ kæmpˈeɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɛmpɚɹɚz hæd sˈʌmtaɪmz kˈʌm fɹʌm ɹˈoʊm tə wˈɪtnəs, wɪð ɪts pɚɹˈeɪd ʌv ʌnɹˈiːəl vˈɪktɚɹiz ænd ˈaɪdəl tɹˈaɪʌmfz, bˌʌt ðə stˈɜːn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ʌv wˈɔːɹ ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ kəmˈændɚ tɹˈeɪnd ɪn lˈaɪf lˈɔŋ sˈɜːvɪs, lˈaɪk ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz.