text_original: Others at a word or sign stopped short in the career of their ambition, appealed to him to be um  pire in their quarrels, or renounced the aims which threatened to cross his will. For in the interests of the empire he would not part with the reality of power, though he cared little for the show of glory ; he grasped the substance, but despised the shadow.
text_transcription: OTHERS AT A WORD OR SIGN STOPPED SHORT IN THE CAREER OF THEIR AMBITION APPEALED TO HIM TO BE UMPIRE IN THEIR QUARRELS OR RENOUNCED THE AIMS WHICH THREATENED TO CROSS HIS WILL FOR IN THE INTERESTS OF THE EMPIRE HE WOULD NOT PART WITH THE REALITY OF POWER THOUGH HE CARED LITTLE FOR THE SHOW OF GLORY HE GRASPED THE SUBSTANCE BUT DESPISED THE SHADOW
phonemes: ˈʌðɚz æɾə wˈɜːd ɔːɹ sˈaɪn stˈɑːpt ʃˈɔːɹt ɪnðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv ðɛɹ æmbˈɪʃən, ɐpˈiːld tə hˌɪm təbi ˈʌm pˈaɪɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ kwˈɔːɹəlz, ɔːɹ ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ðɪ ˈeɪmz wˌɪtʃ θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə kɹˈɔs hɪz wˈɪl. fɔːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ hiː wʊd nˌɑːt pˈɑːɹt wɪððə ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ʌv pˈaʊɚ, ðˌoʊ hiː kˈɛɹd lˈɪɾəl fɚðə ʃˈoʊ ʌv ɡlˈɔːɹi ; hiː ɡɹˈæspt ðə sˈʌbstəns, bˌʌt dᵻspˈaɪzd ðə ʃˈædoʊ.