text_original: It was usual to take the cen  sus every five years throughout the Empire, and in the days of the Republic it had been the duty of the censors to preside over the work, and to carry it through with becoming ceremony and religious pomp.
text_transcription: IT WAS USUAL TO TAKE THE CENSUS EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE AND IN THE DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC IT HAD BEEN THE DUTY OF THE CANCE TO PRESIDE OVER THE WORK AND TO CARRY IT THROUGH WITH BECOMING CEREMONY AND RELIGIOUS POMP
phonemes: ɪt wʌz jˈuːʒuːəl tə tˈeɪk ðə sˈɛn sˈʌs ˈɛvɹi fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz θɹuːˈaʊt ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ænd ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ɪt hɐdbɪn ðə dˈuːɾi ʌvðə sˈɛnsɚz tə pɹɪsˈaɪd ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɜːk, ænd tə kˈæɹi ɪt θɹuː wɪð bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ sˈɛɹᵻməni ænd ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˈɑːmp.