text_original: Augustus was brought to death's door by sudden illness, and, in what seemed like his last hour, seized Agrippa's hand and slipped a ring upon the fin  ger, as if to mark him out for his successor.
text_transcription: AUGUSTUS WAS BROUGHT TO DEATH'S DOOR BY SUDDEN ILLNESS AND IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE HIS LAST HOUR SEIZED AGRIPPA'S HAND AND SLIPPED A RING UPON THE FINGER AS IF TO MARK HIM OUT FOR HIS SUCCESSOR
phonemes: ˈɔːɡʌstəs wʌz bɹˈɔːt tə dˈɛθz dˈɔːɹ baɪ sˈʌdən ˈɪlnəs, ænd, ɪn wʌt sˈiːmd lˈaɪk hɪz lˈæst ˈaʊɚ, sˈiːzd ˈæɡɹɪpəz hˈænd ænd slˈɪpt ɐ ɹˈɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə fˈɪn dʒˈɜː, æz ɪf tə mˈɑːɹk hˌɪm ˈaʊt fɔːɹ hɪz səksˈɛsɚ.