text_original: He made his courtiers push the prices up ; and when one of them was sleepy he took each mo  tion of the nodding head for a higher bid, and had a few gladiators knocked down to him at the cost of millions.
text_transcription: HE MADE HIS COURTIERS PUSH THE PRICES UP AND WHEN ONE OF THEM WAS SLEEPY HE TOOK EACH MOTION OF THE NODDING HEAD FOR A HIGHER BID AND HAD A FEW GLADIATORS KNOCKED DOWN TO HIM AT THE COST OF MILLIONS
phonemes: hiː mˌeɪd hɪz kˈɔːɹɾɪɹz pˈʊʃ ðə pɹˈaɪsᵻz ˈʌp ; ænd wɛn wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm wʌz slˈiːpi hiː tˈʊk ˈiːtʃ mˈoʊ tɪˈɑːn ʌvðə nˈɑːdɪŋ hˈɛd fɚɹə hˈaɪɚ bˈɪd, ænd hæd ɐ fjˈuː ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz nˈɑːkt dˌaʊn tə hˌɪm æt ðə kˈɔst ʌv mˈɪliənz.