text_original: 37 41* Caligula, 79 he showed meantime a cruelty that seemed like the mere wantonness of a distempered fancy, as when he invited men to see him open a new bridge in state, and Morbid had the machinery contrived to fling crowds into the water; or when he laughed as he sal between the consuls and told them that a single word from him would make their heads roll off their necks ; or when, to give his guests more zest for what they ate, he had the executioner ushered in to do his work before their eyes.
text_transcription: HE SHOWED MEANTIME A CRUELTY THAT SEEMED LIKE THE MERE WANTONNESS OF A DISTEMPERED FANCY AS WHEN HE INVITED MEN TO SEE HIM OPEN A NEW BRIDGE IN STATE AND HAD THE MACHINERY CONTRIVED TO FLING CROWDS INTO THE WATER OR WHEN HE LAUGHED AS HE SAT BETWEEN THE CONSULS AND TOLD THEM THAT A SINGLE WORD FROM HIM WOULD MAKE THEIR HEADS ROLL OFF THEIR NECKS OR WHEN TO GIVE HIS GUESTS MORE ZEST FOR WHAT THEY ATE HE HAD THE EXECUTIONER USHERED IN TO DO HIS WORK BEFORE THEIR EYES
phonemes: θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk kælˈɪɡjʊlə, sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn hiː ʃˈoʊd mˈiːntaɪm ɐ kɹˈuːəlti ðæt sˈiːmd lˈaɪk ðə mˈɪɹ wˈɔntənnəs əvə dɪstˈɛmpɚd fˈænsi, æz wɛn hiː ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd mˈɛn tə sˈiː hˌɪm ˈoʊpən ɐ nˈuː bɹˈɪdʒ ɪn stˈeɪt, ænd mˈɔːɹbɪd hæd ðə məʃˈiːnɚɹi kəntɹˈaɪvd tə flˈɪŋ kɹˈaʊdz ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ; ɔːɹ wɛn hiː lˈæft æz hiː sˈæl bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɑːnsəlz ænd tˈoʊld ðˌɛm ðˌæɾə sˈɪŋɡəl wˈɜːd fɹʌm hˌɪm wʊd mˌeɪk ðɛɹ hˈɛdz ɹˈoʊl ˈɔf ðɛɹ nˈɛks ; ɔːɹ wˈɛn, tə ɡˈɪv hɪz ɡˈɛsts mˈɔːɹ zˈɛst fɔːɹ wʌt ðeɪ ˈeɪt, hiː hæd ðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənɚɹ ˈʌʃɚd ɪn tə dˈuː hɪz wˈɜːk bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz.