text_original: The central countries of the Empire could not now find men to fill the ranks. The veterans might be induced to forsake the little glebes of which they soon grew weary, but others would not answer to the call. Whole regions were almost deserted, and the scanty populations had little mind for war.
text_transcription: THE CENTRAL COUNTRIES OF THE EMPIRE COULD NOT NOW FIND MEN TO FILL THE RANKS THE VETERANS MIGHT BE INDUCED TO FORSAKE THE LITTLE GLEBES OF WHICH THEY SOON GREW WEARY BUT OTHERS WOULD NOT ANSWER TO THE CALL WHOLE REGIONS WERE ALMOST DESERTED AND THE SCANTY POPULATIONS HAD LITTLE MIND FOR WAR
phonemes: ðə sˈɛntɹəl kˈʌntɹiz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ kʊd nˌɑːt nˈaʊ fˈaɪnd mˈɛn tə fˈɪl ðə ɹˈæŋks. ðə vˈɛɾɚɹənz mˌaɪt biː ɪndˈuːst tə fɔːɹsˈeɪk ðə lˈɪɾəl ɡlˈiːbz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ sˈuːn ɡɹˈuː wˈɪɹi, bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz wʊd nˌɑːt ˈænsɚ tə ðə kˈɔːl. hˈoʊl ɹˈiːdʒənz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd, ænd ðə skˈænti pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz hæd lˈɪɾəl mˈaɪnd fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ.