text_original: Pliny, who went there on a Pliny, vi. when the work was going on, describes 3 ** in lively style what was being done before his eyes, and tells of the breakwater which, rising at the entrance of the harbour, looked almost like a natural island, though formed
text_transcription: PLINY WHO WENT THERE ON A VISIT WHEN THE WORK WAS GOING ON DESCRIBES IN LIVELY STYLE WHAT WAS BEING DONE BEFORE HIS EYES AND TELLS OF THE BREAKWATER WHICH RISING AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE HARBOUR LOOKED ALMOST LIKE A NATURAL ISLAND THOUGH FORMED OF ROCKS FROM THE MAINLAND AND OF SECTION TWO
phonemes: plˈaɪni, hˌuː wɛnt ðɛɹ ˌɔn ɐ plˈaɪni, ɹˌoʊmən sˈɪks. wˌɛn ðə wˈɜːk wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˈɔn, dᵻskɹˈaɪbz θɹˈiː ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ɪn lˈaɪvli stˈaɪl wʌt wʌz bˌiːɪŋ dˈʌn bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz ˈaɪz, ænd tˈɛlz ʌvðə bɹˈeɪkwɔːɾɚ wˈɪtʃ, ɹˈaɪzɪŋ æt ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ʌvðə hˈɑːɹbɚ, lˈʊkt ˈɔːlmoʊst lˈaɪk ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl ˈaɪlənd, ðˌoʊ fˈɔːɹmd