text_original: The enemy returned to him the scouts whom he had sent, but after hearing what they had to tell in secret he had their mouths stopped for ever. A centurion, Julius Agrestis, tried in vain to rouse him to be stirring, and volunteered to ascertain the truth with his own eyes.
text_transcription: D SENT BUT AFTER HEARING WHAT THEY HAD TO TELL IN SECRET HE HAD THEIR MOUTH STOPPED FOREVER A CENTURION JULIUS AUGUSTUS TRIED IN VAIN TO ROUSE HIM TO BE STIRRING AND VOLUNTEERED TO ASCERTAIN THE TRUTH WITH HIS OWN EYES
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hˌɪm ðə skˈaʊts hˈuːm hiː hæd sˈɛnt, bˌʌt ˈæftɚ hˈɪɹɪŋ wʌt ðeɪ hædtə tˈɛl ɪn sˈiːkɹᵻt hiː hæd ðɛɹ mˈaʊðz stˈɑːpt fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ. ɐ sɛntʃˈʊɹɹiən, dʒˈuːlɪəs ˈæɡɹɛstiz, tɹˈaɪd ɪn vˈeɪn tə ɹˈaʊz hˌɪm təbi stˈɜːɹɪŋ, ænd vˌɑːləntˈɪɹd tʊ ˌæsɚtˈeɪn ðə tɹˈuːθ wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn ˈaɪz.